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      Autumn Light: Japan’s Season of Fire and Farewells

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      We cherish things, Japan has always known, precisely because they cannot last; it''s their frailty that adds sweetness to their beauty.Returning to his home in Japan after his father-in-law''s sudden death, Pico Iyer soon picks up the steadying patterns of his everyday ...

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      Product ID:9781526611468
      Product Form:Paperback / softback
      Country of Manufacture:GB
      Title:Autumn Light
      Subtitle:Japan's Season of Fire and Farewells
      Authors:Author: Pico Iyer
      Page Count:256
      Subjects:Memoirs, Memoirs, Biography and non-fiction prose, Travel writing, Prose: non-fiction, Travel writing, Japan
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      We cherish things, Japan has always known, precisely because they cannot last; it''s their frailty that adds sweetness to their beauty.Returning to his home in Japan after his father-in-law''s sudden death, Pico Iyer soon picks up the steadying patterns of his everyday rites: going to the post office in the day and engaging in spirited games of ping-pong in the evenings. But in a country whose calendar is marked with occasions honouring the dead, he soon finds himself grappling with the question we all have to live with: how to hold on to the things we love even though we know that they – and we – are dying.As the maple leaves begin to turn and the heat starts to soften, Iyer shows us a Japan we have seldom seen before through the season that reminds us to take nothing for granted.
      We cherish things, Japan has always known, precisely because they cannot last; it's their frailty that adds sweetness to their beauty. Returning to his home in Japan after his father-in-law's sudden death, Pico Iyer soon picks up the steadying patterns of his everyday rites: going to the post office in the day and engaging in spirited games of ping-pong in the evenings. But in a country whose calendar is marked with occasions honouring the dead, he soon finds himself grappling with the question we all have to live with: how to hold on to the things we love even though we know that they – and we – are dying. As the maple leaves begin to turn and the heat starts to soften, Iyer shows us a Japan we have seldom seen before through the season that reminds us to take nothing for granted.
      Imprint Name:Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
      Publisher Name:Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
      Country of Publication:GB
      Publishing Date:2020-04-02

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      Weight208 g
      Dimensions197 × 128 × 26 mm