Chronicles of my life : an American in the heart of Japan /

Donald Keene shares more than half a century of his adventures as a student of Japan. Keene begins with an account of his bittersweet childhood in New York; then he describes his initial encounters with Asia and Europe and the way in which World War II complicated that experience. He captures the si...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Keene, Donald
Otros Autores: Yamaguchi, Akira
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York, N.Y. : Columbia University Press, ©2008.
Temas:
Keene, Donald.
Keene, Donald
Critics > United States > Biography.
Japanologists > United States > Biography.
Critiques > États-Unis > Biographies.
Japonologues > États-Unis > Biographies.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > Personal Memoirs.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > General.
LITERARY CRITICISM > Asian > General.
Critics
Japanologists
United States
Biographies
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:Donald Keene shares more than half a century of his adventures as a student of Japan. Keene begins with an account of his bittersweet childhood in New York; then he describes his initial encounters with Asia and Europe and the way in which World War II complicated that experience. He captures the sights, scents, and sounds of Japan as they first enveloped him, and talks of the unique travels and well-known intellectuals who later shaped the contours of his academic career. --from publisher description.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (196 pages) : illustrations
ISBN:9780231513487
0231513488

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