A Beginner's Guide to Japan: Observations and Provocations

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A Beginner's Guide to Japan: Observations and Provocations

From the acclaimed author of The Art of Stillness--one of our most engaging and discerning travel writers--a unique, indispensable guide to the enigma of contemporary Japan.

After thirty-two years in Japan, Pico Iyer can use everything from anime to Oscar Wilde to show how his adopted home is both hauntingly familiar and the strangest place on earth. "Arguably the world's greatest living travel writer" (Outside). He draws on readings, reflections, and conversations with Japanese friends to illuminate an unknown place for newcomers, and to give longtime residents a look at their home through fresh eyes. A Beginner's Guide to Japan is a playful and profound guidebook full of surprising, brief, incisive glimpses into Japanese culture. Iyer's adventures and observations as he travels from a meditation-hall to a love-hotel, from West Point to Kyoto Station, make for a constantly surprising series of provocations guaranteed to pique the interest and curiosity of those who don't know Japan, and to remind those who do of the wide range of fascinations the country and culture contain.
Country USA
Brand Knopf
Manufacturer Knopf
Binding Hardcover
Color White
ReleaseDate 2019-09-03
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780451493958

Country	USA
Brand	Knopf
Manufacturer	Knopf
Binding	Hardcover
Color	White
ReleaseDate	2019-09-03
UnitCount	1
EANs	9780451493958

A Beginner's Guide to Japan: Observations and Provocations

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