{"product_id":"chronicles-of-my-life-9780231144414","title":"Chronicles of My Life","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLovingly illustrated by the artist Akira Yamaguchi, the book limns a life inseparably linked to its dominant passion... The history is fascinating, and the literary life Keene has doggedly carved out of it, remarkable. -- Andrew Monahan TIME, Asia Edition Keene's book soars, largely because of his intriguing, highly personal account of the literary milieu of Japan, particularly its drama, whether on stage or screen... [An] engaging and eloquent memoir. -- Robert Elegant Times Literary Supplement Gratifying... picaresque... The pathos at the heart of Keene's lovely and gracious memoir, and perhaps of his extraordinary life, emanates from this very human limitation: we cannot live in and love two worlds at once. -- Roland Kelts Bookforum Few memoirs have the concision, modesty, and charm that mark this late-life work by Donald Keene, America's most renowned scholar and interpreter of Japan. Foreword [Keene] shares and teaches, speaking in vignettes by turns wistful, forceful, and lyrical... This slim volume [is] a pleasure to read. -- Erik R. Lofgren World Literature Today","brand":"Columbia University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48864251085143,"sku":"9780231144414","price":19.8,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780231144414.jpg?v=1722271074","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/chronicles-of-my-life-9780231144414","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}