A beginner's guide to Japan : observations, provocations, fallacies
Book |
First edition. |
Alfred A. Knopf,
New York :
2019.
- 1 of 1 Copy Available at Libraries in Niagara Cooperative
- 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
| Branch | Call Number | Location | Holdable? | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Niagara-on-the-Lake | 4940 JAP | Adult Travel | Copy hold / Volume hold | Available |
About
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.
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Details
- ISBN: 0451493958 (hardcover)
- ISBN: 9780451493958 (hardcover)
- Physical Description: 223 pages ; 19 cm.print
- Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2019.