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On Familiar Terms: A Journey Across Cultures (Kodansha globe series)
by Donald Keene
Product Group: Book
Publisher: Kodansha Amer Inc (1994-01)
ISBN: 1568360061
EAN: 9781568360065
Binding/Media: Hardcover - 296 pages
Edition: 1ST
SKU: 06487
Condition: Used: Good
Comments: Pages like new, some edge wear on dust jacket.
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Product Description
This is the intimate and inspiring story of one of the truly great cosmopolitans of our time. During an exceptional career spanning five decades, Donald Keene has brought the works of Japan's greatest writers to worldwide attention through his highly acclaimed writings, translations, and anthologies. On Familiar Terms is the deeply personal story of his remarkable life - from a Depression-era childhood through his wartime experiences as a naval intelligence officer in the Pacific, his early enchantment with the now-vanished world of old Kyoto, and the diverse and lasting friendships he made in New York, Japan, and England. In this poignant and engaging portrait of intellectual, spiritual, and personal growth, Donald Keene recalls his lifelong journey, including fascinating relationships with and illuminating anecdotes about such writers as Yukio Mishima, Yasunari Kawabata, Kenzaburo Oe, and Kobo Abe. This is a story of universal interest, of self-discovery among shifting cultural boundaries, and the making of a committed internationalist against the backdrop of a complex and restless world.
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