A firsthand portrait of Japan on the brink of war
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A firsthand portrait of Japan on the brink of war
Set in Japan just before its entry into the Second World War, Traveller From Tokyo combines personal experience with observations of public life. John Morris recounts the practical difficulties of teaching English at a Japanese university while tracing his day-to-day encounters with local institutions and customs. The book’s value lies in this intersection of memoir and travel writing: an outsider’s account of ordinary routines alongside a wider picture of Japan’s political and social circumstances in the early 1940s. This revised edition returns to a historically charged period through the perspective of someone living and working within it.
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Written in the author's typically charming and self-effacing style, this book offers readers a fascinating insight into Japan and Japanese life at the eve of its fateful entry into the Second World War. The author tells of his struggle to teach English in a Japanese university, as well as his daily encounters with Japanese institutions and customs. Never dry or pedantic, the work is a balanced and intriguing portrait of political and social life in 1940s Japan.
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