The Secrets of Mariko: A Year in the Life of a Japanese Woman and Her Family

Bumiller, Elisabeth

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0679772626 ISBN 13: 9780679772620

Publisher: Vintage, 1996

The Secrets of Mariko As it follows a Japanese housewife named Mariko Tanaka over the course of a year, "The Secrets of Mariko" transcends reportage to yield the kind of human insights we expect from literature. Meet Mariko, a cheerful, overscheduled woman who cares for three children, two aging parents, and an unresponsive husband. As readers watch Mariko take part in PTA meetings, bicker with her teenagers, and pursu Full description

Product Description:

With Bumiller's intimate, beautifully written portrait of a middle-class Tokyo housewife, readers finally penetrate the mysteries of the Japanese people to see how they differ from us, and how they are alike.

Review:

"A rich, sustained look at real life in middle-class Tokyo....full of cultural insight.... Her discussions of [Japanese society] are clear, well-reported and skillfully interwoven with the portrait of Mariko"--Kyoko Mori, The New York Times Book Review