Tsundoku
The Japanese Art of Collecting Books
$31.19
- Hardcover
208 pages
- Release Date
30 March 2026
Summary
An ode to the quiet joy of collecting more books than we could ever possibly read - and loving them all the same…
Drawing on the evocative Japanese term tsundoku - first coined in the Meiji era to describe the growing stacks of unread books that accumulate around devoted readers - this insightful and warmly humorous book reframes what some might see as clutter or guilt as a deeply meaningful way of living.
From the tactile pleasure of flipping through pages to the qui…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781788406468 |
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| ISBN-10: | 178840646X |
| Author: | Taiki Raito Pym |
| Publisher: | Octopus Publishing Group |
| Imprint: | Cassell |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 208 |
| Release Date: | 30 March 2026 |
| Weight: | 300g |
| Dimensions: | 218mm x 138mm x 20mm |
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About The Author
Taiki Raito Pym
Taiki Raito Pym is not a single person, but the pseudonym of a group of passionate readers who have fallen victim to tsundoku. Books began to occupy their homes ever since they were children and, by the time they realized it, books had already taken over their living spaces. However, they allowed them do it. The one thing they all have in common is that they own more books than they can read in a single lifetime: and to tell the truth, they are happy nonetheless. And of course, they all have at least one cat. But that is another story!
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