WRONG ABOUT JAPAN A father's journey with his son by Peter Carey

A scarce and popular Japan travelogue by the great Australian author. This edition is printed in the style of a Japanese paperback with dust jacket. This is a used travel book in good condition: clean with light reading wear and age; some rubbed out pencil marks on first page; nice clean cover; pages tanning lightly at the edges with age. See photos for cover blurb and sample page(s). The book in the photos is the actual book you will receive - enjoy!

Publisher's blurb: In this slim, intriguing volume, fiction writer (and Booker Prizewinner) Peter Carey takes his 12-year-old son, Charley, on vacation to Japan. An avid fan of manga and anime (Japanese comic books and animated films), Charley simply wants to meet the directors of his favorite movies and shows. But his father, who has grown to share his son's interests, has his own agenda: he wants to understand the cultural basis behind the stories he reads and watches. Carey's personal quest takes him and the reluctant Charley to a sword-maker and a lengthy Kabuki performance, as well as to the promised visits with the directors. While Charley is thrilled to meet his idols, Carey receives enigmatic answers from the people he inexpertly interviews. Ultimately, the majority of these encounters fail to confirm (or to disprove) the theories he's developed about manga and anime. His inability to truly comprehend Japan is exemplified by the fictional character introduced into this otherwise nonfiction travelogue, an unusual and mysterious young man named Takashi who is purportedly Charley's pen pal. The book features black-and-white art from manga and anime referred to in the text, including MOBILE SUIT GUNDAM, AKIRA, and BLOOD: THE LAST VAMPIRE.

Book Details

Code: SKU495

Condition: See notes and photos below

Binding: Paperback

Pages: 121

Published: 2004 by Vintage

ISBN: 1740513258

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