Originally written in Japanese, this vividly personal book draws on the
author's experience in Japan over 30 years. Alex Kerr leads us through
the ritualised world of Kabuki, retraces his initiation into Tokyo's
boardrooms during the heady Bubble Years, tells how he stumbled on a
hidden valley that became his home...and exposed the environmental and
cultural destruction that is the flipside of contemporary Japan.
About the Author:
Alex Kerr was born in Bethesda, Maryland, USA, in1952. He first came
to Japan when his father, a naval officer, was posted to Yokohama from
1964 to 1966. He has lived in Kameoka, near Kyoto, since 1977. Alex
holds degrees in Japanese Studies from Yale University and Chinese
Studies from Oxford University, and is a passionate and knowledgable
collector of East Asian art. He writes and lectures in Japanese, and is
associated with the Oomoto Foundation, a Shinto organisation devoted to
the practice and teaching of traditional Japanese arts.
The Original edition of Lost Japan, written in Japanese, won
the 1994 Shincho Gakugei Literature Prize for the best work of
non-fiction published in Japan. Alex is the first foreigner to win this
prestigious award.
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