Appreciations in Japanese Culture by Donald Keene [in AsianWeek]
28 Mar, by in Adult Readers, Japanese, Nonfiction, Repost
The paperback re-issue of a collection of essays on all things Japanese by the world’s most famous honorary almost-Japanese.
Review: "New and Notable Books," AsianWeek, March 28, 2003
Readers: Adult
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