Returning to his longtime home in Japan after his father-in-law’s sudden death, Pico Iyer picks up the steadying patterns of his everyday rites: going to the post office and engaging in furious games of ping-pong every evening. But in a country whose calendar is marked with occasions honoring the dead, he comes to reflect on changelessness in ways that anyone can relate to: parents age, children scatter, and Iyer and his wife turn to whatever can sustain them as everything falls away. As the maple leaves begin to turn and the heat begins to soften, Iyer shows us a Japan we have seldom seen before, where the transparent and the mysterious are held in a delicate balance, and where autumn reminds us to take nothing for granted.
Autumn Light: Season of Fire and Farewells
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Author: Iyer, Pico
Binding: Hardcover
ISBN: 9780451493934
Details:
Author: Iyer, Pico
Brand: Knopf
Color: Orange
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Format: Deckle Edge
Number Of Pages: 256
Release Date: 16-04-2019
Part Number: 0451493931_used
Package Dimensions: 8.2 x 5.7 x 1.6 inches Languages: English
EAN: 9780451493934
