In his final work Alan Booth takes us on a fascinating journey by foot through three remote regions of Japan to search for the country's geographic and spiritual heart - and for the elusive 4/5(1). · Looking for the Lost is full of personalities, from friendly gangsters to mischievous children to the author himself, an expatriate who found in Japan both his true home and dogged exile. Wry, witty, sometimes angry, always eloquent, Booth is a uniquely perceptive guide. Looking for the Lost is a technicolor journey into the heart of a nation. Perhaps even more significant, it is the self 4/5(1). · Booth made special trips to three different parts of Japan for specific reasons, but the real purpose was to examine all of the esoteric aspects of the country that make Japan unique. In the first part he travels to the Tsugaru Peninsula in Aomori to retrace the steps of Dazai Osamu, who wrote a book entitled Return to Tsugaru that depicts his trip there during the final year of the Second World War.
Alan Booth, who passed away in , walked the length of Japan from northern Hokkaido to Sata, the southernmost part of Kyushu in He wrote about the villages and the people he met from the perspective of a British foreigner in Japan. Booth wrote a sequel to this called Looking for the Lost: Journeys through a vanishing Japan (Kodansha. Looking for the Lost - Journeys Through a Vanishing Japan (Alan Booth): Here, Allan Booth recounts three journeys through Japan in the tracks of historical figures. The historical aspect is less interesting than Booth's encounters with modern Japanese along the way. It's a close look at the heart of Japan and one that I highly recommend. In his final work Alan Booth takes us on a fascinating journey by foot through three remote regions of Japan to search for the country's geographic and spiritual heart - and for the elusive connections between present and past, self and society. Looking for the Lost is a beautifully written, opinionated, and entertaining look at the life and slow.
A VIBRANT, MEDITATIVE WALK IN SEARCH OF THE SOUL OF JAPAN. Traveling by foot through mountains and villages, Alan Booth found a Japan far removed from the stereotypes familiar to Westerners. Whether retracing the footsteps of ancient warriors or detailing the encroachments of suburban sprawl, he unerringly finds the telling detail, the unexpected transformation, the everyday drama that brings this remote world to life on the page. Traveling by foot through mountains and villages, Alan Booth found a Japan far removed from the stereotypes familiar to Westerners. Whether retracing the footsteps of ancient warriors or detailing the encroachments of suburban sprawl, he unerringly finds the telling detail, the unexpected transformation, the everyday drama that brings this remote world to life on the page. Looking for the Lost: Journeys Through a Vanishing Japan by Alan Booth starting at $ Looking for the Lost: Journeys Through a Vanishing Japan has 2 available editions to buy at Half Price Books Marketplace.
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