
Japan
A Traveler's Literary Companion
Whereabouts Press
Will be published approx. on 18. May 2006
Book
Paperback/Softback
256 pages
978-1-883513-16-0 (ISBN)
Description
This collection guides the reader through the complexity that is Japan. Although frequently misunderstood as a homogenous nation, Japan is a land of tremendous linguistic, geographical and cultural diversity. Hino Keizo leads the reader through Tokyo's mazes in "Jacob's Tokyo Ladder". Nakagami Kenji explores the ghostly, mythology-laden backwoods of Kumano. Atoda Takashi takes us to Kyoto to follow the mystery of a pair of shoes and discover the death of a stranger. The stories, like the country and the people, are beautiful and compelling. Let these literary masters be your guide - from the beauty of northern Honshu through the hustle and bustle of Tokyo, to the many temples in Kyoto, through Osaka and the coastline of the Sea of Japan, and down to southern Kyushu - to a Japan that only the finest stories can reveal.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
San Francisco
United States
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Illustrations
Map
Dimensions
Height: 181 mm
Width: 139 mm
Thickness: 19 mm
Weight
272 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-883513-16-0 (9781883513160)
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