Michael Pronko

Tokyo's Mystery Deepens

Essays on Tokyo

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Produktbeschreibung

"A rare glimpse of the structure and nature of Tokyo's underlying psyche." Midwest Book Review Award-winning novelist Michael Pronko examines Tokyo as a place, a culture, and a series of intense experiences. Tokyo's Mystery Deepens digs into the enigmatic sides of Tokyo with humor, delicacy, and enchantment. A transplanted American from the Midwest, Pronko's observations and experiences open up the many, miniscule doors into Tokyo life. More than just a setting for novels and films, Tokyo is a lively, interactive space that constantly pops up questions: How do you sweat politely in Tokyo's sweltering summers? How do you glance sideways on crowded trains? How do homeowners transform a sliver of space into an impeccable garden? The answers are not what one might expect. From the smooth flow of crowds to the rhythms of housewives pounding their futons, in this third memoir, Tokyo comes alive with its mysteries intact and deeper than ever. More at: www.michaelpronko.com

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Raked Gravel Press
• Seitenzahl: 264
• Erscheinungstermin: 13. Dezember 2014
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 203mm x 133mm x 16mm
• Gewicht: 336g
• ISBN-13: 9781942410072
• ISBN-10: 1942410077
• Artikelnr.: 61364209

Autorenporträt

Award-winning novelist, essayist, and journalist Michael Pronko has nearly thirty years of experience writing about jazz and Japan for Tokyo Q, The Japan Times, JJazz.net, Jazznin, and other publications. He contributed a chapter on Japanese jazz to The Routledge Companion to Jazz Studies (2021) and to The Jazz Omnibus (2024) collection of the Jazz Journalists Association. He runs the Jazz in Japan website with reviews, previews, essays, and interviews. He's also the author of the award-winning Tokyo-based Detective Hiroshi mystery series and the acclaimed Tokyo Moments series.