Learning to Bow

Zusatztext "As fascinating an account of Japanese life as you could find anywhere?Don't miss this one." Informationen zum Autor Bruce Feiler is the author of six consecutive New York Times bestsellers, including Abraham, Where God Was Born, America's Prophet, The Council of Dads, and The Secrets of Happy Families. He is a columnist for the New York Times, a popular lecturer, and a frequent commentator on radio and television. He lives in Brooklyn with his wife and twin daughters. Klappentext Learning to Bow has been heralded as one of the funniest, liveliest, and most insightful books ever written about the clash of cultures between America and Japan. With warmth and candor, Bruce Feiler recounts the year he spent as a teacher in a small rural town. Beginning with a ritual outdoor bath and culminating in an all-night trek to the top of Mt. Fuji, Feiler teaches his students about American culture, while they teach him everything from how to properly address an envelope to how to date a Japanese girl. Zusammenfassung Learning to Bow has been heralded as one of the funniest! liveliest! and most insightful books ever written about the clash of cultures between America and Japan. With warmth and candor! Bruce Feiler recounts the year he spent as a teacher in a small rural town. Beginning with a ritual outdoor bath and culminating in an all-night trek to the top of Mt. Fuji! Feiler teaches his students about American culture! while they teach him everything from how to properly address an envelope to how to date a Japanese girl.

Produktdetails

• Autoren: Bruce Feiler
• Verlag: William Morrow
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Taschenbuch
• Erschienen: 11.05.2004
• EAN: 9780060577209
• ISBN: 978-0-06-057720-9
• Seiten: 336
• Abmessung: 135 mm x 202 mm x 22 mm
• Themen: Belletristik > Erzählende Literatur; Ethnic Studies, Evolution, Asia, Memoirs, History of Art, United States of America, USA, History of engineering and technology, Social and cultural anthropology, General and world history, Travel and holiday, Cultural studies: customs and traditions, Biography: historical, political and military, HISTORY: Social History, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY: Historical, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY: General, ASIAN & ASIAN AMERICAN: JAPAN, TRAVEL: Asia / East / Japan, HISTORY: Asia / Japan, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING: History, EDUCATION: Multicultural Education, Educational: Humanities and social sciences, general, The arts: general topics, Asian & Asian American / Japan