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Author: Iyer Pico

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06.02.2024
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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, 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...
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