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KALEIDOSCOPE JAPAN IBD

CIRCLE EDITIONS
08 / 2024
9781912864140
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Sinopsis

Kaleidoscope Japanátakes the reader on a rollercoaster ride through the fascinating, diverse and colourful world of Japanese letters. Whether you are familiar with the influences, movements, and characters behind some of the greatest-and earliest-works in world literature or are taking your first tentative steps into a realm of genius detectives, curmudgeonly drunks, and lecherous princes, there will be something in each of these essays for you. From popular Tokyo literary bars, through cats, dolls and robots, to a nation repeatedly reinventing itself after catastrophe,áKaleidoscope Japanáis a new lens through which the storytelling of The Land of the Rising Sun can be read and understood leaving readers with a well-rounded perspective of Japan, its social history and culture, and the nationâÇÖs finest writers.Kaleidoscope Japan is 21 engaging and well-researched essays thematically grouped to coveráJapanese Literature, Writers and Ruin,áInfluencers, Dolls and Devices,áRobots, Runners and Riders,áCats, Tatts and Christians, andáBooze, Books and Bonking.áThe essays can be read sequentially or in a kaleidoscopic order that mirrors the readerâÇÖs particular interests, as an immersive experience or a dip-in, dip-out approach.áKaleidoscope Japanáis highly recommended for anyone who is interested in Japan, who wants their horizons expanded, or who wants to hear the stories behind the stories.

PVP
27,15