Book Club - Chroniques Japonaises

Chroniques Japonaises by Nicolas Bouvier (128p)

Both the account of a wonder-struck wanderer on the roads of Japan and a sweeping portrait of the country unfolded through the magic lantern of history, Chronique japonaise tackles the issue of cultural otherness with humour and a profound understanding of Japanese civilisation. Whilst exploring the place of the foreigner in Japan, Nicolas Bouvier continued to revise this book with each new edition, finally arriving at its definitive form—a marvellous balance between personal narrative, erudition, psychological insight and the art of storytelling. Japan would become Bouvier’s adopted home, from which he would draw, amongst other things, a taste for frugality, the practice of ‘disappearing’, and an anxious attention to people and things – in short: a certain way of being in the world.

Join us online on the 13th of November, 2 to 4pm

Cost: £25 per session