Donald Richie
276pp
If you have enjoyed my reviews over the last month, but are still holding back on hitting the library or the book store to begin your own Richie led Japan journey, than this week's review might be the answer to your wishes.
In the Donald Richie reader we have a sampling of 50 years of the Japan expert's writing compiled all in one book. The best thing about these type of compilations is that they can guide you into a huge new list of books that you will want to read, as well as giving you access to some writing from books that have become out of print and hard to get a hold of.
Also, if your own list of "to read" is getting too long, a reader such as this will allow you to feel like you have sampled enough of a writer without devoting time you just don't have to reading everything they have written (although... sometimes you should).
Of note, this reader was compile by Arturo Silva, who later went on to read the much acclaimed Tokio Whip which is certainly intriguing, if not possibly overly confusing. (I will review this one some day, after I am able to complete it. That is not only a comment on the difficulty of the writing, which seems to emulate Joyce in many ways, but also on the fact, also a little like Joyce, that if you don't know Tokyo the story is doubly hard to follow).
So, again, this might be your perfect chance to jump deep into Richie with just one book.
Amazon Japan
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