Atomic Sushi: Notes from the Heart of Japan

by Simon May

Book Overview

As the first British professor of philosophy since 1882 to be invited to teach at the prestigious and enigmatic University of Tokyo, Simon May enjoyed a degree of access denied to other commentators.... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 184688022X
• ISBN13: 9781846880223
• Release Date: January 2007
• Publisher: Alma Books
• Length: 217 Pages
• Weight: 0.66 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.5" x 8.4"

Customer Reviews

An anthropological feast!

What a delicious book this is! So hilarious, and at times quite touching. Reading it is like going away on a journey with a dear friend, only much better, because ones dear friends are rarely as adventurous or as bright! Dr. May is disarmingly honest and daring, and brings a charming, often surprising perspective to his experiences in Japan. Perhaps he could be invited to the deep south to teach philosophy next?

Insightful and Funny - well worth the read !

Simon May sheds light on various aspects of the Japanese character with elegant simplicity. Having read dozens of books on the subject, I can attest that Atomic Sushie is one of the best I've read. May's intelligent prose is succinct, often hilarious and always entertaining. Brilliant stuff.