false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171648658m/111109.jpg 111109 11 When Peter Carey offered to take his son to Japan, 12-year-old Charley stipulated no temples or museums. He wanted to see <i>manga</i>, <i>anime</i>, and cool, weird stuff. His father said yes. Out of that bargain comes this enchanting tour of the mansion of Japanese culture, as entered through its garish, brightly lit back door. Guided, and at times judged, by an ineffably strange boy named Takashi, the Careys meet manga artists and anime directors, the meticulous impersonators called visualists, and solitary, nerdish <i>otaku</i>. Throughout, the Booker Prize-winning novelist makes observations that are intriguing even when, as his hosts keep politely reminding him, they turn out to be wrong. Funny, surprising, distinguished by its wonderfully nuanced portrait of a father and son thousands of miles from home, <i>Wrong About Japan</i> is a delight. 2297243 2005 Wrong About Japan total:205|5:22|4:42|3:87|2:38|1:16| 205 631 297 40 1 3 false false Sun Apr 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Fri Apr 20 02:19:55 -0700 2007 Wed Oct 31 13:21:37 -0700 2007
it seems that all peter carey found in japan is disappointment and irritation. this would be fine, if he could turn those findings into an interesting book with any sort of insight. w...more...]]> 4 2 false false Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2005 Sun Apr 06 14:53:04 -0700 2008 Sun Apr 06 14:53:04 -0700 2008 -It is about Japan, and a Westerner in Japan, and then it is about cultural misunderstanding.
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