Faber & Faber, London, 2005. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Very Good. in a stunning memoir the author charts an extra ordinary trip inspired by 12-year-old son's passion for Japanese comics and animated film. Although often graphically violent and disturbing, the image is imbued with Japan's rich heritage and history, and hold the huge popular appeal across of the generations. The dust jacket is slightly chipped at the bottom of the spine section, age toning of the pages which are already on a slightly cream stock. Offset tanning of the fold over flaps. Size: 8vo - over 7Â¾" - 9Â¾" tall. [6], 122 pages in original softcover binding, with colour illustrated dustjacket.. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Travel & Places; Japan; Family & Relationships. ISBN: 0571224075. ISBN/EAN: 9780571224074. Inventory No: 0270860. . 9780571224074

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The recipient of two Booker Prizes, Peter Carey expands his extraordinary achievement with each new novel--and now gives us something entirely different.When famously shy Charley becomes obsessed with Japanese manga and anime, Peter is not only delighted for his son but also entranced himself. Thus begins a journey, with a father sharing his twelve-year-old's exotic comic books, that ultimately leads them to Tokyo, WHERE a strange Japanese boy will become both their guide and judge. Quickly the visitors plunge deep into the lanes of Shitimachi--into the "weird stuff" of modern Japan--meeting manga artists and anime directors; painstaking impersonators called "visualists," who adopt a remarkable variety of personae; and solitary otakus, whose existence is thoroughly computerized. What emerges from these encounters is a far-ranging study of history and of culture both high and low--from samurai to salaryman, from Kabuki theater to the postwar robot craze. Peter Carey's observations are always provocative, even when his hosts point out, politely, that he is once again wrong about Japan. And his adventures with Charley are at once comic, surprising, and deeply moving, as father and son cope with and learn from each other in a strange place far from home.This is, in the end, a remarkable portrait of a culture--whether Japan or adolescence--that looks eerily familiar but remains tantalizingly closed to outsiders.From the Hardcover edition.

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Bookseller: Syber's Books ABN 40533682787 (AU)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 0270860
Title: Wrong about Japan
Author: Carey, Peter
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Very Good Condition
Jacket Condition: Very Good
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: First Edition
ISBN 10: 0571224075
ISBN 13: 9780571224074
Publisher: Faber & Faber
Place of Publication: London
Date Published: 2005
Keywords: BZDB2 Manga anime Travel & Places; Japan; Family & Relationships. Unbranded ISBN: 0571224075 EAN: 9780571224074 Carey, Peter Wrong about Japan

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