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The Japanese Chronicles (Paperback)

by Nicolas Bouvier (Author), Anne Dickerson (Translator)

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Paperback: 240 pages
Publisher: Mercury House; Reprint edition (1 Jan 1992)
Language English
ISBN-10: 1562790463
ISBN-13: 978-1562790462
Product Dimensions: 20.8 x 13.8 x 2.2 cm

Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)

Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 1,525,327 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Swiss travel writer and photographer Nicolas Bouvier shares his intimate experience of Japan. Based on three decades of travel throughout the islands, his reports, recollections, and reflections take the reader beyond the commonplace into an unexpected Japan. Whether describing village festivals or the suburbs of Kyoto, retelling Japanese myth and history, composing poems, reflecting on Noh performances, or sketching memorable portraits in a few deft words, Bouvier brings his personal Japan alive in rich, evocative prose.

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3.0 out of 5 stars this is no Way of the World, 30 Jan 2009

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Having just finished The Way of the World, which was a really beautiful account of Bouvier's long journey from Europe to Afghanistan, I imagined that The Japanese Chronicles would describe the continuation of that trip. However, the book was written some years later during a subsequent visit to the country, and takes the form of short anecdotes and reflections over both time periods. That in itself would still recommend the book to me, but Bouvier's observations and reflections are interspersed with (for me) too many, quite dry pieces on Japanese history, myths etc. that are easily accessible elsewhere. It is still a nice book to have, but I feel Bouvier's talents were slightly wasted.

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