Nice, pleasant read, informative and simple. An example of anthropology that is dépassé, I doubt that anyone today would write a book about Japanese culture as a monolithic entity. Benedict could not conduct fieldwork in […]
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Chorus of Mushrooms by Hiromi Goto
Mukashi, mukashi, omukashi… . ”Ahhhhh this unrelenting, dust-driven, crack your fingers dry wind has withered my wits, I’m certain” begins this excellent work by Hiromi Goto; she tells a “true” story with interweaving, cross-locking narratives, much like […]
The Samurai by Shusaku Endo: Japanese Literature Book Review
The novel is set in the 17th century and follows a four-year journey made by a group of low-ranking samurai (and retainers) sent on a diplomatic mission by a faction of the Japanese government to […]