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A SUNDAY TIMES BOOK OF THE YEAR 2020

'Mightily impressive ... a marvellous read' Sunday Times

From the acclaimed author of Japan Story, this is the history of Japan, distilled into the stories of twenty remarkable individuals.

The vivid and entertaining portraits in Chris Harding's enormously enjoyable new book take the reader from the earliest written accounts of Japan right through to the life of the current empress, Masako. We encounter shamans and warlords, poets and revolutionaries, scientists, artists and adventurers - each offering insights of their own into this extraordinary place.

For anyone new to Japan, this book is the ideal introduction. For anyone already deeply involved with it, this is a book filled with surprises and pleasures.

The Japanese: A History in Twenty Lives

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A SUNDAY TIMES BOOK OF THE YEAR 2020'Mightily impressive ... a marvellous read' Sunday TimesFrom the acclaimed author of Japan... Read more

    Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
    Publication Date: 28/04/2022
    ISBN13: 9780141992280, 978-0141992280
    ISBN10: 014199228X

    Number of Pages: 528

    Non Fiction , Biography

    Description

    A SUNDAY TIMES BOOK OF THE YEAR 2020

    'Mightily impressive ... a marvellous read' Sunday Times

    From the acclaimed author of Japan Story, this is the history of Japan, distilled into the stories of twenty remarkable individuals.

    The vivid and entertaining portraits in Chris Harding's enormously enjoyable new book take the reader from the earliest written accounts of Japan right through to the life of the current empress, Masako. We encounter shamans and warlords, poets and revolutionaries, scientists, artists and adventurers - each offering insights of their own into this extraordinary place.

    For anyone new to Japan, this book is the ideal introduction. For anyone already deeply involved with it, this is a book filled with surprises and pleasures.

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