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Tales of Old Japanese is a collection of five short stories of the older generation living in contemporary Japan. The author has spent over 20 years living in the country, working as a writer and journalist. Some of his impressions of Japan and of the people who live there have been recorded in: Keiko's House: An old house, its history, and the history of those who have lived there in the past. Haircuts: When 92-year-old Mr Kato changes his barber, his life takes on a surprising new meaning. Click: One photograph every day. The memories of twenty years, all neatly arranged in albums. Mrs Terada's camera sees everything. Mrs Sakamoto's Grouse: When Mrs Sakamoto sees a new brand of whisky on the shelves of her local neighbourhood shop, the result is unexpected. The Old House: Two boys play in the garden of a deserted house once owned by a notorious miser; which turns out not to be deserted after all.
Compra de libros
Tales of Old Japanese, Hugh Ashton, Nikki McBroom
- Idioma
- Publicado en
- 2012
- Encuadernación
- (Tapa blanda)
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- Título
- Tales of Old Japanese
- Idioma
- Inglés
- Autores
- Hugh Ashton, Nikki McBroom
- Editorial
- Inknbeans Press
- Publicado en
- 2012
- Formato
- Tapa blanda
- Páginas
- 88
- ISBN10
- 0615624294
- ISBN13
- 9780615624297
- Serie
- Etiquetas
- Ficción, Familia, Cuentos cortos, Vida, Japón
- Calificación
- 5 de 5
- Descripción
- Tales of Old Japanese is a collection of five short stories of the older generation living in contemporary Japan. The author has spent over 20 years living in the country, working as a writer and journalist. Some of his impressions of Japan and of the people who live there have been recorded in: Keiko's House: An old house, its history, and the history of those who have lived there in the past. Haircuts: When 92-year-old Mr Kato changes his barber, his life takes on a surprising new meaning. Click: One photograph every day. The memories of twenty years, all neatly arranged in albums. Mrs Terada's camera sees everything. Mrs Sakamoto's Grouse: When Mrs Sakamoto sees a new brand of whisky on the shelves of her local neighbourhood shop, the result is unexpected. The Old House: Two boys play in the garden of a deserted house once owned by a notorious miser; which turns out not to be deserted after all.