A beginner's guide to Japan : observations and provocations
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ix, 223 pages ; 20 cm
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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. "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 those who don't know Japan, and to remind those who do of the wide range of fascinations the country and culture contain.

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Iyer, P. (2019). A beginner's guide to Japan: observations and provocations (First edition.). Alfred A. Knopf.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Iyer, Pico. 2019. A Beginner's Guide to Japan: Observations and Provocations. New York: Alfred A. Knopf.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Iyer, Pico. A Beginner's Guide to Japan: Observations and Provocations New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2019.

Harvard Citation (style guide)

Iyer, P. (2019). A beginner's guide to japan: observations and provocations. First edn. New York: Alfred A. Knopf.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Iyer, Pico. A Beginner's Guide to Japan: Observations and Provocations First edition., Alfred A. Knopf, 2019.

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