Japan A Traveler's Literary Companion
Department
World Languages and Literatures
Document Type
Book
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Description
Edited by Jeffrey Angles and J. Thomas Rimer This collection guides the reader through the complexity that is Japan. Although frequently misunderstood as a homogeneous nation, Japan is a land of tremendous linguistic, geographical, and cultural diversity. Hino Keizo leads the reader through Tokyo's mazes in "Jacob's Tokyo Ladder." Nakagami Kenji explores the ghostly, mythology-laden backwoods of Kumano. Atoda Takashi takes us to Kyoto to follow the mystery of a pair of shoes and discover the death of a stranger. The stories, like the country and the people, are beautiful and compelling. Let these literary masters be your guide -- from the beauty of northern Honshu through the hustle and bustle of Tokyo, to the many temples in Kyoto, through Osaka and the coastline of the Sea of Japan, and down to southern Kushu -- to a Japan that only the finest stories can reveal. Contributors include Hino Keizo, Maruya Saiichi, Inoue Yasushi, Oda Sakunosuke, Miyamoto Teru, Tada Chimako, Atoda Takashi, Nakagami Kenji, Mizukami Tsutomu, Kawabata Yasunari, Takahashi Mutsuo, and Shima Tsuyoshi.
Call number in WMU's library
PL777.55 .J36 2006
ISBN
1883513162
Publication Date
2006
Disciplines
Fiction | Japanese Studies
Citation for published book
Angles, et al. Japan / Edited by Jeffrey Angles &Amp; J. Thomas Rimer ; Foreword by Donald Richie. 2006.
Recommended Citation
Angles, Jeffrey and Rimer, J. Thomas, "Japan A Traveler's Literary Companion" (2006). All Books and Monographs by WMU Authors. 726.
https://scholarworks.wmich.edu/books/726