The Widow, the Priest and the Octopus Hunter: Discovering a Lost Way of Life on a Secluded Japanese Island - Hardcover
by Amy Chavez
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Language:EnglishPublisher:Tuttle PublishingISBN-13:9784805318140ISBN-10:4805318147UPC:9784805318140Book Category:Travel, Biography & AutobiographyBook Subcategory:Essays & Travelogues, Cultural, Ethnic & Regional, AsiaBook Topic:Asian & Asian American, EastSize:8.25 x 5.35 x 1.05 inchesWeight:0.7518Product ID:SC9NZES694
The Widow, the Priest and the Octopus Hunter: Discovering a Lost Way of Life on a Secluded Japanese Island
Get to know the inhabitants of a tiny Japanese island--and their unusual stories and secrets--through this fascinating, intimate collection of portraits. "This book beautifully describes the residents of tiny Shiraishi Island as well as telling how Amy herself came to be in such a fascinating little corner of Japan...Amy herself, with this book, has shown herself an integral part of this...
Language:EnglishPublisher:Tuttle PublishingISBN-13:9784805318140ISBN-10:4805318147UPC:9784805318140Book Category:Travel, Biography & AutobiographyBook Subcategory:Essays & Travelogues, Cultural, Ethnic & Regional, AsiaBook Topic:Asian & Asian American, EastSize:8.25 x 5.35 x 1.05 inchesWeight:0.7518Product ID:SC9NZES694
Amy Chavez arrived in Japan from America in 1993, fresh out of graduate school. After a few years enjoying the city life, she began a search for the "real Japan" and found it on Shiraishi (population 430), a tiny island in the Seto Inland Sea. For ten years she lectured at a Japanese university before becoming a full-time writer. For over 20 years she has penned a column for The Japan Times...
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