Wrong About Japan (Paperback)
Peter Carey (author)- 5+ in stock
Peter Carey and his Manga obsessed son traverse Japan in an effort to reconcile their respective feelings about the influential art form. Driven by Carey’s questioning, incisive nature, Wrong About Japan is an educative yet warmly affectionate examination of a nation’s history, through the cartoon image and the speech bubble.
In a stunning memoir-cum-travelogue Peter Carey charts this journey, inspired by Charley's passion for Japanese Manga and anime, and explores his own resulting re-evaluation of Japan.
Although graphically violent and disturbing, the two mediums are both inherently concerned with Japan's rich history and heritage, and hold a huge popular appeal that crosses the generations. Led by their adolescent guide Takashi, an uncanny mix of generosity and derision, father and son look for the hidden puzzles and meanings, searching, often with comic results, for a greater understanding of these art forms, and for what they come to refer to as their own 'real Japan'.
From Manhattan to Tokyo, Commodore Perry to Godzilla, kabuki theatre to the post-war robot craze, Wrong about Japan is a fascinatingly personal, witty and moving exploration of two very different cultures.
Publisher: Faber & Faber
ISBN: 9780571228706
Number of pages: 176
Weight: 154 g
Dimensions: 190 x 127 x 12 mm
Edition: Main - Re-issue
MEDIA REVIEWS
'The mysteries of Japan and father-son relationships prove to be rich subjects, especially for a writer at the peak of his powers, and they make for an entertaining and uplifting book.' - Sunday Times
'Fast-paced, readable and highly entertaining.' - Sunday Express
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