Wrong About Japan

By: Peter Carey

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Paperback | 1 September 2005

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176 Pages

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In 2002 author Peter Carey traveled to Japan, accompanied by his twelve-year-old son Charley, on a special kind of pilgrimage.
In a memoir-cum-travelogue Peter Carey charts this journey, inspired by Charley's passion for manga and anime, and explores his own resulting re-evaluation of Japan. Although graphically violent and disturbing, the two mediums are both inherently concerned with Japan's rich history and heritage, and hold a huge popular appeal that crosses the generations.
Led by their adolescent guide Takashi, an uncanny mix of generosity and derision, father and son look for the hidden puzzles and meanings, searching, often with comic results, for a greater understanding of these art forms, and for what they come to refer to as their own 'real Japan'. From Manhattan to Tokyo, Commodore Perry to Godzilla, kabuki theatre to the post-war robot craze, Wrong about Japan is a personal, witty and moving exploration of two very different cultures.

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"'The mysteries of Japan and father-son relationships prove to be rich subjects, especially for a writer at the peak of his powers, and they make for an entertaining and uplifting book.' Sunday Times 'Fast-paced, readable and highly entertaining.' Sunday Express"

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