A Beginner's Guide to Japan: Observations and Provocations

by Pico Iyer

Book Overview

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 32 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,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0451493958
• ISBN13: 9780451493958
• Release Date: September 2019
• Publisher: Knopf Publishing Group
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 4.4" x 7.3"