The Shortest History of Japan
$28.75
- Paperback
272 pages
- Release Date
4 June 2024
Summary
A definitive new history of Japan, where ancient meets cutting-edge in unique and startling ways.
Zen, haiku, martial arts, sushi, anime, manga, film, video games… Japanese culture has long enriched our western way of life. Yet from a western perspective, Japan remains a remote island country that has long had a complicated relationship with the outside world.
Even at the nearest point, Japan - an archipelago strung like a necklace around the Asian mainland - is considerably f…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781760643850 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1760643858 |
| Author: | Lesley Downer |
| Publisher: | Black Inc. |
| Imprint: | Black Inc. |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 272 |
| Release Date: | 4 June 2024 |
| Weight: | 242g |
| Dimensions: | 20mm x 129mm x 196mm |
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Lesley Downer
Lesley Downer is an author, journalist, and historian. She has written four novels, The Shogun Quartet, set in the glittering world of nineteenth-century Japan. She has also written several works of non-fiction, including Geisha: The Remarkable Truth Behind the Fiction and The Brothers: The Hidden World of Japan’s Richest Family, which was chosen as a New York Times Book of the Year. She lives in London with her husband, the author Arthur I. Miller.
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