On the narrow road to the deep North : journey into a lost Japan
Downer, Lesley1989
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An account of a modern journey through rural Japan, inspired by the writings of Matsuo Basho, a 17th century Japanese poet. This travelogue, a discovery of people and places unknown to most Japanese, is a unique record of a culture that may not long survive Japan's rapid industrial progress.
Main title:
On the narrow road to the deep North : journey into a lost Japan / Lesley Downer.
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Imprint:
London : Cape, 1989.
Collation:
vii,280p. : ill., maps ; 23cm.
Notes:
Bibliography: p275-276. - Includes index.Map on lining papers.
ISBN:
9780224024730
Dewey class:
915.2
Language:
English
BRN:
102375
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