This self-contained course for classroom use or individual study provides a functional approach to learning the Japanese language. The text combines practical exercises and grammatical rules with an introduction to Japanese script, for the recognition of signs and common vocabulary.
Harry Guest was born in Penarth in 1932. He read Modern languages at Cambridge before beginning a career as a teacher in schools and universities in Japan and England. With his wife, Lynn Guest, a historical novelist, he now lives in Exeter. His Collected Poems, A Puzzling Harvest, was published by Anvil in 2002.