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Atomic Sushi: Notes from the Heart of Japan
As the first British professor of philosophy since 1882 to be invited to teach at the prestigious and enigmatic University of Tokyo, Simon May enjoyed a degree of access denied to other commentators. Each chapter of the book focuses on some everyday human matter, such as love, death, bureaucracy, hygiene, food, commuting, education, marriage, and memory. Japanese attitudes to such issues are explored through a mixture of light-hearted anecdote and trenchant analysis, and through his vivid accounts of flying goldfish, gangsters at funerals, businessmen paying good money to be whipped, doctors faking death certificates, and cover-ups at all levels of society, Simon May provides a unique first-hand account of immersion into a fascinating culture.
Book Details
- Publisher: Alma Books
- Publish Date: Nov 1st, 2007
- Pages: 217
- Language: English
- Edition: undefined - undefined
- Dimensions: 7.60in - 5.00in - 0.70in - 0.45lb
- EAN: 9781846880483
- Categories: • Essays & Travelogues• Asia - Japan
About the Author
Simon May isthe author of "From Behind the Akamon Gate: Snapshots of the Fall and Rise of Japan, The Little Book of Big Thoughts: A Handbook of Aphorisms," "Nietzsche's Ethics and His War on Morality," and "The Pocket Philosopher: A Handbook of Aphorisms. ""
Praise for this book
"A sympathetic portrait, prescient about Japan's recovery as a major economic power." A.C. Grayling, author, "Toward the Light of Liberty""
"The anecdotes are often hilarious, sharply drawn and told in a droll tone that contrasts with the eccentricities being conjured up. The interpretations are sometimes amusing and sometimes astute . . . May has a delicious, if sometimes cruel, take on things." "The Financial Times""
"May goes to weddings, funerals, meetings with high-powered businessmen and New Year's Eve celebrations with Zen Buddhists, providing a series of brief but well-observed and often funny snapshots of life in Japan." "Times Literary Supplement""