Japan: A Traveler's Literary Companion [J0210]

2006 - PB Nice clean condition. Although frequently misunderstood as a homogenous 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. Readers can let Japan's literary masters be their guide--from the beauty of northern Hokkaido through the hustle and bustle of Tokyo to the many temples in Kyoto through Osaka and the coastline of the Sea of Japan--to a country that only the finest stories can reveal.

From recent-ish Amazon/GoodReads reviews: "I enjoyed this collection of short stories, each from an author from a different region of the company. The stories I enjoy the most (which were most) were those that directly referenced specific areas or traditions of each region."; "This is part of a series of short stories that feature specific places in different countries. In this case, we travel through Japan. I thought these selections were wonderful."; "Enjoyed this window into Japan through its modern literature."