Bibliograph

A beginner's guide to Japan, observations and provocations, Pico Iyer

Type

Label

A beginner's guide to Japan, observations and provocations, Pico Iyer

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

A beginner's guide to Japan

Oclc number

1133278114

Responsibility statement

Pico Iyer

Sub title

observations and provocations

Summary

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

Table Of Contents

Several grains of salt -- On the streets -- At the counter -- In the temple -- Behind closed doors -- Out the window -- On the horizon -- A letter from a friend

Target audience

adult

Creator