Buy this book on-line CAREY**, PETER: : WRONG ABOUT JAPAN: A FATHER'S JOURNEY WITH HIS SONLONDON.Faber and Faber Limited,2005. ISBN 0571224075.
UK,slim 12mo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.[Complete number line 10 - 1 descending.] FINE+/FINE+.No owner inscrptn and no price-clip to dw/dj.Bright,crisp,clean, matt background with colour manga/anime illustration to front and white lettering, and a superimposed colour photograph to rear panel of dw/dj; with negligible shelf-wear,no rubbing or creasing to edges and corners - and no nicks or tears present.Top+fore-edges bright and clean; contents bright,tight,clean,solid and sound - pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners,appears unread - apart from my own collation. Bright,crisp,clean,sharp-cornered, publisher's original plain black paper-covered bds with bright,crisp,stamped pale cream letters to spine/backstrip,a cream+ white striped headband and immaculate plain navy blue eps.UK,slim 12mo HB+dw/dj, 1st edn,3-158pp [paginated] includes 11 chapters,illus by assorted b/w manga/anime/comic/illustrations,a sculpture and a woodblock print,plus [unpaginated] double-page b/w+photograph illustrated title page,7pp assorted b/w manga/anime illustrations,and to the rear 3pp similarly illustrated illustrations list/ table,acknowledgements,a note on the type and a further 5pp of b/w illustrations.
In 2002,twice Booker-winning author Peter Carey travelled to Japan,accompanied by his twelve-year-old son Charley,on a special kind of pilgrimage.
In a stunning memoir-cum-travelogue Peter Carey charts this journey,inspired by Charley's passion for manga and anime,and explores his own resulting re-evaluation of Japan.Although graphically violent and disturbing,the two mediums are both inherently concerned with Japan's rich history and heritage,and hold a huge popular appeal that crosses the generations.
Led by their adolescent guide Takashi,an uncanny mix of generosity and derision, father and son look for the hidden puzzles and meanings,searching,often with comic results,for a greater understanding of these art forms,and for what they come to refer to as their own 'real Japan'.From Manhattan to Tokyo,Commodore Perry to Godzilla,kabuki theatre to the post-war robot craze,'Wrong about Japan.' is a fascinatingly personal,witty and moving exploration of two very different cultures.
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