Describes the life of an Englishman in Japan, a banker by day and a writer by night, and what it feels like to be a chameleon in a pin-stripe suit: the strange sensation of returning to Japan, as another persona comes back to life, part Japanese, part gaijin; the gradual internalization of an alien culture; and the bittersweet adventure of becoming someone other. The book records the experience of an outsider in a country where the group is all-powerful, and of an individual in a society where conformity is an almost ...
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Describes the life of an Englishman in Japan, a banker by day and a writer by night, and what it feels like to be a chameleon in a pin-stripe suit: the strange sensation of returning to Japan, as another persona comes back to life, part Japanese, part gaijin; the gradual internalization of an alien culture; and the bittersweet adventure of becoming someone other. The book records the experience of an outsider in a country where the group is all-powerful, and of an individual in a society where conformity is an almost religious duty. It describes a journey through the looking glass land of a foreigner in Tokyo and the invisible country which exists in the mind of the Japanese, into the interior - in search of the heart of Japan.
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Add this copy of A Circle Round the Sun: a Foreigner in Japan to cart. $4.31, fair condition, Sold by John C. Newland rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Cheltenham, Glos., UNITED KINGDOM, published 1992 by William Heinemann.
Add this copy of A Circle Around the Sun: a Foreigner in Japan to cart. $5.43, good condition, Sold by Anybook rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Lincoln, UNITED KINGDOM, published 1992 by William Heinemann Ltd.
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This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside. This book has hardback covers. In good all round condition. Dust jacket in good condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item, 650grams, ISBN: 9780434344024.
Add this copy of A Circle Around the Sun to cart. $6.25, very good condition, Sold by Halcyon Books rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from LONDON, LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM, published 1992 by William Heinemann Ltd.
Add this copy of A Circle Round the Sun: a Foreigner in Japan to cart. $14.22, good condition, Sold by Wonder Book - Member ABAA/ILAB rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Frederick, MD, UNITED STATES, published 1993 by Mandarin.
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Good. Good condition. A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains.
Add this copy of A Circle Round the Sun: a Foreigner in Japan to cart. $15.49, very good condition, Sold by My Dead Aunt's Books rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Hyattsville, MD, UNITED STATES, published 1992 by Heinemann.
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Very Good. Size: 9x6x1; Presumed first ed.; 307 p., clean and unmarked anywhere on strong paper beginning to tan at edges; binding firm; boards and glossy pictorial d.j. have minimal wear.
Add this copy of A Circle Round the Sun: a Foreigner in Japan to cart. $15.50, very good condition, Sold by Judith Patton rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Burlington, ON, CANADA, published 1993 by Mandarin.
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Very Good in Very Good jacket. Very Good +++++ in Very Good +++++ jacket 12mo-over 6¾"-7¾" tall. pp.303 The author's adventures in Japan. clean tight copy foxing to text pages slight edgewear and creasing.
Add this copy of A Circle Round the Sun: a Foreigner in Japan to cart. $23.99, very good condition, Sold by Russell Books rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Victoria, BC, CANADA, published 1992 by William Heinemann Ltd.
Add this copy of A Circle Round the Sun: a Foreigner in Japan to cart. $40.23, good condition, Sold by Bonita rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Newport Coast, CA, UNITED STATES, published 1993 by Methuen Publishing Ltd.
Add this copy of A Circle Round the Sun: a Foreigner in Japan to cart. $44.80, good condition, Sold by Bonita rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Newport Coast, CA, UNITED STATES, published 1992 by Heinemann.
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