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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. Guided-and at times judged-by an ineffably strange boy named Takashi, the Careys meet manga artists and anime directors, the meticulous impersonators called "visualists," and solitary, nerdish otaku. Throughout, the Booker Prize-winning novelist makes observations that are intriguing even when-as his hosts keep politely reminding him-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.
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"Manga and anime . . . become not only a key for unlocking Japanese culture, but a bridge over the generational divide between the author and his son. . . . Moving." -The New York Times Book Review "The mysteries of Japan and father-son relationships prove to be rich subjects, especially for a writer at the peak of his powers. . . . An entertaining and uplifting book."
-The Sunday Times "Curious and affecting . . . physically diminutive but emotionally huge." -The Denver Post "A pleasure to read." -The Economist
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-The Sunday Times "Curious and affecting . . . physically diminutive but emotionally huge." -The Denver Post "A pleasure to read." -The Economist
Embark on a special kind of pilgrimage in Wrong About Japan, with twice Booker-winning author Peter Carey and his twelve-year old son Charley.
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- PublisherVintage
- Publication date2006
- ISBN 10 1400078369
- ISBN 13 9781400078363
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages176
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