Bells of Old Tokyo - Travels in Japanese Time (Sherman Anna)(Paperback / softback)

Bells of Old Tokyo - Travels in Japanese Time (Sherman Anna)(Paperback / softback)

A hauntingly original book about Tokyo and the Japanese relationship to time, memory and history, seen through the eyes of an outsider, searching for the past that underlies the city's arrestingly visible

Bells of Old Tokyo - Travels in Japanese Time (Sherman Anna)(Pevná vazba)

'Sherman’s is a special book. Every sentence, every thought she has, every question she asks, every detail she notices, offers something. The Bells of Old Tokyo is a gift . . . It is a masterpiece.' - SpectatorFor over 300 years, Japan closed itself to outsiders, developing a remarkable and

The Bells of Old Tokyo: Meditations on Time and a City (Sherman Anna)(Pevná vazba)

An elegant and absorbing tour of Tokyo and its residentsFrom 1632 until 1854, Japan's rulers restricted contact with foreign countries, a near isolation that fostered a remarkable and unique culture that endures to this day. In hypnotic prose and sensual detail, Anna Sherman describes searching for

Abandon the Old in Tokyo (Tatsumi Yoshihiro)(Paperback)

Abandon the Old in Tokyo continues to delve into the urban underbelly of 1960s Tokyo, exposing not only the seedy dealings of the Japanese everyman but Yoshihiro Tatsumi's maturation as a storyteller. Many of the stories deal with the economic hardships of the time and the strained relationships

Nightwork: Sexuality, Pleasure, and Corporate Masculinity in a Tokyo Hostess Club (Allison Anne)(Paperback)

In Nightwork, Anne Allison opens a window onto Japanese corporate culture and gender identities. Allison performed the ritualized tasks of a hostess in one of Tokyo's many 'hostess clubs' pouring drinks, lighting cigarettes, and making flattering or titillating conversation with the businessmen who

Strange Weather in Tokyo (Kawakami Hiromi (Y))(Paperback / softback)

A new edition of the bestselling Japanese novel, now including the new short story,

Shinto Norito: A Book of Prayers (Evans Ann Llewellyn)(Paperback)

This book presents, for the first time, a collection of ancient Japanese Shinto prayers in a format where English speaking readers can both understand the deep meaning of the translated text and can also pronounce the original Japanese words. Shinto is an ancient spiritual tradition, primarily

150 Favorite Crochet Motifs from Tokyo's Kazekobo Studio (Hatta Yoko)(Paperback)

A first-of-its-kind Japanese crochet stitch dictionary For the first time in English, popular knitwear designer Yoko Hatta shows you creative ways to use a little leftover yarn and your own sense of design. You'll find round, square, triangle, polygon and Irish crochet motifs--from really simple

Nemoto's Travels: The Illustrated Saga of a Japanese Floatplane Pilot in the First Year of the Pacific War (Claringbould Michael)(Paperback)

Diary of a Young Girl (Frank Anne)(Paperback / softback)

In July 1942, thirteen-year-old Anne Frank and her family, fleeing the occupation, went into hiding in an Amsterdam warehouse. Over the next two years Anne describes in her diary the frustrations of living in such close quarters. This title presents her dairy that ends abruptly when, in August

A Short History of Tokyo (Clements Jonathan)(Paperback)

Tokyo, which in Japanese means the 'Eastern Capital,' has only enjoyed that name and status for 150 years. Until the middle of the nineteenth century, the city that is now Tokyo was a sprawling fishing town by the bay named Edo. Earlier still, in the Middle Ages, it was Edojuku, an outpost

Rabble! - A Story of the Paris Commune (Fox Geoffrey)(Paperback / softback)

In 1870, 17-year-old apprentice bookbinder Etienne Bonin travels from revolutionary Lyon to even more revolutionary Paris seeking excitement and professional opportunity, and by the spring of 1871 is deeply committed to the insurrection for workers'

Travels with a Typewriter - A Reporter at Large (Frayn Michael)(Paperback / softback)

In mid-career, Michael Frayn took up his old trade of journalism, and wrote a series of occasional articles for the Observer about some of the places in the world that interested

In Times of Fading Light (Ruge Eugen)(Paperback / softback)

A romp through a twisted century in the heart of Europe.' Anna Funder, author of StasilandInternational bestseller and Winner of the German Book PrizeA sweeping story of one family over four generations in East Germany: the intertwining of love, life and politics under the GDR

St Annes Through Time (Byrom Peter)(Paperback / softback)

This fascinating selection of photographs traces some of the many ways in which St Annes has changed and developed over the last

Waiting Years (Enchi Fumiko)(Paperback / softback)

Published for the first time in the UK, one of Japan's greatest modern female writers In the late nineteenth century, Tomo, the faithful wife of a government official, is sent to Tokyo, where a heartbreaking task is awaiting

Yemen (Mackintosh-Smith Tim)(Paperback / softback)

The award-winning travel book by the author of Travels with a

Bells Of Burracombe (Harry Lilian)(Paperback / softback)

The beginning of the beloved village series from Sunday Times bestselling author Lilian Harry. When Stella Simmons comes to the Devonshire village of Burracombe to start her teaching career, she is alone in the world. Orphaned as child and brought up in a children's home, she was separated from her

Short Stories in Japanese (Emmerich Michael)(Paperback)

A dual-language edition of Japanese stories--many appearing in English for the first time This volume of eight short stories, with parallel translations, offers students at all levels the opportunity to enjoy a wide range of contemporary literature without having constantly to refer back to a

Alice-Miranda in Japan (Harvey Jacqueline)(Paperback / softback)

Alice-Miranda just loves Tokyo. But when a gift from Alice-Miranda's father confuses the Japanese authorities, she gets swept up into a missing person's case. Alice-Miranda knows that there is more to this case than there seems. Can Alice-Miranda solve the mystery and avoid

Men and the Fields (Bell Adrian)(Paperback)

Adrian Bell's travels through East Anglia and lowland Britain capture the character of the countryside before modern agriculture altered the landscape and changed forever the way we eat and

Other Side of the Whale Road (Hayton K.A.)(Paperback / softback)

Plunged back in time to Anglo-Saxon England, can 16-year-old Joss warn King Edmund in time to stop his murder by Viking

Glass Collector (Perera Anna)(Paperback / softback)

Fifteen-year-old Aaron lives amongst the rubbish piles in the slums of Cairo. His job? To collect broken glass. His life? Wasted. His hope? To find a future he can believe

Bell in the Lake - The Sister Bells Trilogy Vol. 1: The Times Historical Fiction Book of the Month (Mytting Lars)(Paperback / softback)

The first in a rich historical trilogy that draws on legend, by a literary craftsman and the author of The Sixteen Trees of the SommeNorway, 1880. Winter is hard in Butangen, a village secluded at the end of a valley. The lake has frozen, and for months the ground is too hard to bury the dead