At long last, Alan Booth’s collection of essays, This Great Stage of Fools.
“Alan Booth (1946-1993) is recognized today as one of the finest expatriate writers on Japan. His travel books, The Roads to Sata (1985), and the posthumously published Looking for the Lost (1995), are considered classics of commentary on modern Japanese culture and society. Booth was also the author of some extraordinarily perceptive journalism. This book consists of a rich selection of reviews and articles he wrote for magazines and newspapers in Japan, its topics covering Japanese film, festivals, and folk-songs. It is a remarkable volume, written with keen insight and a wickedly wry humor–a work any Japanophile will appreciate.” (from the book’s back cover)
This Great Stage of Fools, carefully edited by Booth’s friend and one-time editor Timothy Harris, includes a foreword by Harris and an afterword by Karel van Wolferen. Orders for Japan residents Cost: ¥3000 (each copy is ¥2500, plus ¥500 for shipping and handling) Orders for residents outside Japan
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Specs: 324 pages 14.8cm (w) x 21cm (h) (roughly 5.8 in x 8.3 in) Soft cover ISBN 978-0-9899163-1-8 |
This Great Stage of Fools is available at the following bookstores in Japan (please check back for updates):
-Daikanyama T-site (Daikanyama, Tokyo)
-Takahashi Shoten (Motomachi, Yokohama)*pending
-Maruzen (Tokyo)*note that customers will typically have to order at the service counter and the manager will order as the bookstore stocks limited quantities.
-(Major bookstores in Shinjuku, pending...)
Reviews for This Great Stage of Fools are available through the following links:
Japan Times
Metropolis Magazine
-Daikanyama T-site (Daikanyama, Tokyo)
-Takahashi Shoten (Motomachi, Yokohama)*pending
-Maruzen (Tokyo)*note that customers will typically have to order at the service counter and the manager will order as the bookstore stocks limited quantities.
-(Major bookstores in Shinjuku, pending...)
Reviews for This Great Stage of Fools are available through the following links:
Japan Times
Metropolis Magazine