The Inland Sea
- Authors
- Richie, Donald
- Publisher
- Stone Bridge Press
- Tags
- armchair travel , pico iyer , japanese islands , richie , inland sea , travel , japan , central japan
- ISBN
- 9781880656693
- Date
- 1971-01-01T00:00:00+00:00
- Size
- 0.29 MB
- Lang
- en
"Earns its place on the very short shelf of books on Japan that are of permanent value."— Times Literary Supplement.
"Richie is a stupendous travel writer; the book shines with bright witticisms, deft characterizations of fisherfolk, merchants, monks and wistful adolescents, and keen comparisons of Japanes and Western culture." — San Francisco Chronicle
"A learned, beautifully paced elegy."— London Review of Books
Sheltered between Japan’s major islands lies the Inland Sea, a place modernity passed by. In this classic travel memoir, Donald Richie embarks on a quest to find Japan’s timeless heart among its mysterious waters and forgotten islands. This edition features an introduction by Pico Iyer, photographs from the award-winning PBS documentary, and a new afterword. First published in 1971, The Inland Sea is a lucid, tender voyage of discovery and self-revelation.
Donald Richie is the foremost authority on Japanese culture and cinema with 40+ books in print.