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"When I walked into the office on Monday morning I knew my reputation was in shatters." Walking Japan's coastal route in search of beauty, William de Lange encounters a string of local characters. Recording their stories, he braids a travelogue deftly interwoven with his own experiences since he ¿rst set foot in Japan some thirty years ago. A sequel to A Fool's Journey, A Fool's Return is an exploration of one of Japan's perhaps less scenic but certainly most historic routes. Above all, it is a gaijin¿'s exploration of his relationship with a country that continues to defy de¿nition.

Produktbeschreibung
"When I walked into the office on Monday morning I knew my reputation was in shatters." Walking Japan's coastal route in search of beauty, William de Lange encounters a string of local characters. Recording their stories, he braids a travelogue deftly interwoven with his own experiences since he ¿rst set foot in Japan some thirty years ago. A sequel to A Fool's Journey, A Fool's Return is an exploration of one of Japan's perhaps less scenic but certainly most historic routes. Above all, it is a gaijin¿'s exploration of his relationship with a country that continues to defy de¿nition.
Autorenporträt
William de Lange studied Japanese language and culture at the universities of Leiden and Waseda. He is the author of a number of books on Japanese history, culture, and language.