Category: Travel

Copyright/published Year: 1993 by Dutton

ISBN: 0525937072

Binding: hardcover

Description: In 1980 Cathy N. Davidson traveled to Japan to teach English at a ì leading all-women's university. It was the first of many journeys ì and the beginning of a deep and abiding fascination. In this ì extraordinary book, Davidson depicts a series of intimate moments ì and small epiphanies that together make up a panoramic view of ì Japan. With wit, candor, and a lover's keen eye, she tells ì captivating stories - from that of a Buddhist funeral laden with ì ritual to an exhilarating evening spent touring the "Floating ì World," the sensual demimonde in which salaryman meets geisha and ì the normal rules are suspended.

On a remote island inhabited by one of the last matriarchal ì societies in the world, a disconcertingly down-to-earth priestess ì leads her to the heart of a sacred grove. And she spends a few ì unforgettable weeks in a quasi-Victorian residence called the ì Practice House, where, until recently, Japanese women were taught ì American customs so that they would make proper wives for ì husbands who might be stationed abroad. In an afterword new to ì this edition, Davidson tells of a poignant trip back to Japan in ì 2005 to visit friends who had remade their lives after the Great ì Hanshin Earthquake of 1995, which had devastated the city of ì Kobe, as well as the small town where Davidson had lived and the ì university where she taught.

36 Views of Mount Fuji not only transforms our image of ì Japan, it offers a stirring look at the very nature of culture ì and identity. Often funny, sometimes liltingly sad, it is as ì intimate and irresistible as a long-awaited letter from a good ì friend.

Condition Information

This is a used book and is in Good condition.

Additional condition description

1993 hardcover. Cover has some tears and folds and is in a protective mylar cover. Text is clean and unmarked. Sound, square binding.