SynopsisAfter 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. 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 and 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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About the author
Pico Iyer is the author of seven works of non-fiction, including Video Night in Kathmandu, The Global Soul and, more recently, The Open Road, as well as two novels. An essayist for Time since 1986, he contributes regularly to The New York Times, The Financial Times, and many other magazines and newspapers on both sides of the Atlantic and Pacific.
