Beauty and Chaos - Pronko, Michael
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"Tokyo is as complex as a long novel, as confusing as an avant-garde film and, sometimes, as strikingly beautiful as calligraphy." Part memoir, part travelogue, and part culture guide, Beauty and Chaos taps into the daily mysteries and poignant moments that make living in Tokyo a baffling delight. After two-plus decades writing, teaching, and living in Tokyo, American novelist and literature professor, Michael Pronko, reveals what's beneath the gleaming, puzzling exteriors of the biggest city in the world. Whether contemplating Tokyo's bonsai houses, pachinko parlors, chopstick ballet, or the…mehr

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"Tokyo is as complex as a long novel, as confusing as an avant-garde film and, sometimes, as strikingly beautiful as calligraphy." Part memoir, part travelogue, and part culture guide, Beauty and Chaos taps into the daily mysteries and poignant moments that make living in Tokyo a baffling delight. After two-plus decades writing, teaching, and living in Tokyo, American novelist and literature professor, Michael Pronko, reveals what's beneath the gleaming, puzzling exteriors of the biggest city in the world. Whether contemplating Tokyo's bonsai houses, pachinko parlors, chopstick ballet, or the perilous habit of running for trains, Pronko explores Tokyo's back alleys and curious interactions to find the city's deeper meanings and daily pleasures. Tokyo emerges a fascinating city full of chaotic commotion and serene beauty-one of the most amazing, confusing places in the world. Gold Award eLit Awards for Essays/Creative Non-Fiction Gold Award Non-Fiction Author's Association Gold Award First Place Reader's Favorite for Cultural Non-Fiction Best Nonfiction Books of 2015 Doing Dewey "A clear-eyed but affectionate portrait of a city that reaches beyond simple stereotypes. An elegantly written, precisely observed portrait of a Japanese city and its culture." Kirkus Reviews More at: www.michaelpronko.com
Autorenporträt
Michael Pronko is a Tokyo-based writer of murder, memoir and music. His writing about Tokyo life and his character-driven mysteries have won awards and five-star reviews. Kirkus Reviews selected his second novel, The Moving Blade for their Best Books of 2018. The Last Train won the Shelf Unbound Competition for Best Independently Published Book. Michael also runs the website, Jazz in Japan, which covers the vibrant jazz scene in Tokyo and Yokohama. During his 20 years in Japan, he has written about Japanese culture, art, society and politics for Newsweek Japan, The Japan Times, and Artscape Japan. He has read his essays on NHK TV and done programs for Nippon Television based on his writings. A philosophy major, Michael traveled for years, ducking in and out of graduate schools, before finishing his PhD on Charles Dickens and film. He finally settled in Tokyo as a professor of American Literature at Meiji Gakuin University. His seminars focus on contemporary novels, short stories and film adaptations. More at: michaelpronko.com/ facebook.com/pronkoauthor twitter.com/pronkomichael instagram.com/michaelpronko