01876cam a2200289 i 4500 387366521 TxAuBib 20190905120000.0 180814s2019||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2018038539 9780451493958 24.95 0451493958 24.95 eng rda TxAuBib rda Iyer, Pico. A Beginner's guide to Japan [BOOK] : observations and provocations / Pico Iyer. New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2019. ix, 223 pages ; 20 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier "This is a Borzoi Book published by Alfred A. Knopf". Companion piece to author's book on Japan, Autumn Light. After 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, 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. Provided by publisher. 20190905. Iyer, Pico Travel Japan. Japan Description and travel.