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| Author(s) : Iyer, Pico |
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| ISBN : 1845112032 | | EAN : 9781845112035 | | Cover : Paperback | | Pages : 352 | | Size : 198 x 126mm | | Publisher : I.B.Taurus | | Published : 2006 |
Category : Japan: Land and Culture
Category 2 : Travel: Adventure/Exploration
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Synopsis:
New edition. A moving and intensely revealing portrayal of life in Japan and a travel classic.
Monks who cherish Mickey Mouse and collect motorbikes, hardened businessmen who read love poetry and geishas who visit temples…such was the paradoxical world that Pico Iyer was confronted with when he spent a year in the ancient Japanese capital of Kyoto. On a mission to learn the subtleties of Zen, Iyer throws himself into a culture that is elusive and out of reach. Then he meets Sachiko. Elegant and refined, dreaming of rock stars in America, she embodies all that is contradictory about Japan and yet through her friendship, the country's fusion of ancient and modern, east and west, begins to make sense.
"An insight into both ancient and modern Japan. This is the first travel book on Japan I can remember reading that's actually made me want to go there." Time Out.
"A narrative that, in its richness, its complexity, its elegance and its vast contradictions, accurately reflects the culture that inspired it." Sunday Telegraph.
"Evocative…a thoughtful book, full of quiet pleasures." Observer. |
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