A SUNDAY TIMES BOOK OF THE YEAR 2020
'Mightily impressive ... a marvellous read' Sunday Times
From the acclaimed author of Japan Story, this is the history of Japan, distilled into the stories of twenty remarkable individuals.
The vivid and entertaining portraits in Chris Harding's enormously enjoyable new book take the reader from the earliest written accounts of Japan right through to the life of the current empress, Masako. We encounter shamans and warlords, poets and revolutionaries, scientists, artists and adventurers - each offering insights of their own into this extraordinary place.
For anyone new to Japan, this book is the ideal introduction. For anyone already deeply involved with it, this is a book filled with surprises and pleasures.
| ISBN: | 9780141992280 |
| Publication date: | 28th April 2022 |
| Author: | Christopher Harding |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books an imprint of Penguin Books Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 528 pages |
| Genres: |
Collected biographies Biography: historical, political and military Asian history |
A SUNDAY TIMES BOOK OF THE YEAR 2020'Mightily impressive ... a marvellous read' Sunday TimesFrom the acclaimed author of Japan Story, this is the history of Japan, distilled into the stories of twenty remarkable individuals. The vivid and entertaining portraits in Chris Harding's enormously enjoyable new book take the reader from the earliest written accounts of Japan right through to the life of the current empress, Masako.
The Japanese features in the following genres: Collected biographies, Biography: historical, political and military, Asian history
Paperback, Hardback. £13.49, down from the £14.99 cover price. In Stock.
The Japanese was written by Christopher Harding and published by Penguin Books an imprint of Penguin Books Ltd
The Japanese has 528 pages
£13.49, reduced from £14.99. In Stock.