by Pico Iyer · tapa blanda · ISBN 9780552995078
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«The Lady and the Monk: Four Seasons in Kyoto» is Pico Iyer's travelogue, published by Black Swan in paperback (383 pages, in English).
Pico Iyer recounts the year he lives in Kyoto and turns it into a reflection on Japan and on himself. The book weaves scenes of daily life with ideas about identity, travel and the clash between tradition and modernity, offering an intimate look at a country seen from outside.
Dated 1992. The cover mentions Video Night in Kathmandu and includes a quote from The New York Times Book Review.
For readers interested in travel literature and a personal view of Japan.
Siddharth Pico Raghavan Iyer, known as Pico Iyer, is an English-born essayist and novelist known chiefly for his travel writing. He is the author of numerous books on crossing cultures including Video Night in Kathmandu, The Lady and the Monk and The Global Soul. He has been a contributor to Time, Harper's, The New York Review of Books, and The New York Times.
