Peter Carey
When Peter Carey offered to take his son to Japan, 12-year-old Charley stipulated no temples or museums. He wanted to see ,manga,, ,anime,,, ,and cool, weird stuff. His father said yes. Out of that bargain comes this enchanting tour of the mansion of Japanese culture, as entered through its garish, brightly lit back door. Guidedâ€“and at times judgedâ€“by an ineffably strange boy named Takashi, the Careys meet manga artists and anime directors, the meticulous impersonators called â€œvisualists,â€ and solitary, nerdish ,otaku,. Throughout, the Booker Prize-winning novelist makes observations that are intriguing even whenâ€“as his hosts keep politely reminding himâ€“they turn out to be wrong. Funny, surprising, distinguished by its wonderfully nuanced portrait of a father and son thousands of miles from home, ,Wrong About Japan, is a delight.
Nonfiction,Cultural,Japan,Travel,Autobiography,Memoir,Asian Literature,Japanese Literature,Biography,Biography,Autobiography,Cultural,Asia,Literature,Cultural,Australia
Wrong About Japan