Oritaku Shiba no Ki
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Oritaku Shiba no Ki (折りたく柴の記 Oritaku Shiba no Ki?) is an autobiographical text written by Japanese Edo-period scholar-official Arai Hakuseki (1657-1725). It describes Arai’s ancestors, his childhood, and his work as an official of the Tokugawa government, providing an invaluable perspective on the Tokugawa government of his day. Some scholars believe the name of the work is based on a poem in the Shin Kokinshū anthology.
Oritaku Shiba no Ki was translated into English by Joyce Ackroyd and released in 1979 under the title Told Round a Brushwood Fire by Princeton University Press.
