<p>An enchanting and fascinating insight into Japanese landscape, culture, history and future. <br><br>Originally written in Japanese, this passionate, vividly personal book draws on the author''s experiences in Japan over thirty years. Alex Kerr brings to life the ritualized world of Kabuki, retraces his initiation into Tokyo''s boardrooms during the heady Bubble Years, and tells the story of the hidden valley that became his home.<br><br>But the book is not just a love letter. Haunted throughout by nostalgia for the Japan of old, Kerr''s book is part paean to that great country and culture, part epitaph in the face of contemporary Japan''s environmental and cultural destruction.<br><br>Winner of Japan''s Shincho Gakugei Literature Prize, and now with a new preface.<br><br>Alex Kerr is an American writer, antiques collector and Japanologist. <i>Lost Japan </i>is his most famous work. He was the first foreigner to be awarded the Shincho Gakugei Literature Prize for the best work of non
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<p>So rich and unique is traditional Japanese architecture that it¿s nearly impossible to improve upon. Yet contemporary Japanese designers and architects keep finding fresh approaches to refurbish and take inspiration from the ways of old. Whether...
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<p><b>From the author of <i>Another Kyoto</i> and <i>Lost Japan</i>, a rich, personal exploration of the culture and history of Bangkok, and an essential guide for anyone visiting the city</b><br><br>Alex...
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<p><b>''An erudite and charming book . . . both a primer and a paean to one of the central texts of Buddhism, known as the Heart Sutra. . . Alex Kerr delves into the Japanese soul'' <i>Literary Review</i></b><br><br><i>The...
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<p><i>Another Kyoto</i> is an insider''s meditation on the hidden wonders of Japan''s most enigmatic city. Drawing on decades living in Kyoto, and on lore gleaned from artists, Zen monks and Shinto priests, Alex Kerr...
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