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The first part is a new translation of Hearn’s wife’s reminiscences of life with Hearn. Subsequent chapters consider Setsu’s early life and the end of samurai culture following Japan’s decision to modernize, her early encounter with Hearn, marriage and her children’s later life.
€38.00$49.00
This candid memoir is a gripping personal tale of cultural schizophrenia. Written in the form of a letter to an old Japanese friend, this is an intensely felt story of the path to healing and the author's gradual reacceptance of herself, her mother and her Japanese heritage.
€43.00$56.00
When her husband, distinguished theatre impressario Sir Donald Albery, died in 1988, Nobuko began spectacularly falling apart, mentally and physically. This is her exuberant account of her trials and errors, zigzagging between Europe and Japan, as she struggles to come to terms with her loss – ...
€43.00$56.00
Urgunge Onon’s reminiscences offer a rare insight into the culture and lifestyle of a Daur Mongol in the first half of the twentieth century. He offers a wide spectrum of experiences from a disappearing world, including everyday family life, shamanist customs, the role of the bonesetter, wolf ...
€33.00$43.00
A charming memoir by Yuki Yoshida, wife of Shigeru Yoshida who became Japan’s post-war prime minister of national reconstruction. Includes fascinating observations on diplomatic life, visits to the English countryside, friendship with Mrs Neville Chamberlain, visit to UK of Prince and Princess ...