Stranger in the Shogun's City
Shortlisted for the Baillie Gifford Prize 2020, a vivid work of history that explores the life of an unconventional woman in Edo - now known as Tokyo - and a portrait of a great city on the brink of momentous change...
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<p><b>Shortlisted for the Baillie Gifford Prize 2020, a vivid work of history that explores the life of </b><b>an unconventional woman in Edo </b>- <b>now known as Tokyo </b>- <b>and a portrait of a great city on the brink of momentous change</b><br><br><b>''Compelling... Deeply absorbing'' <i>Guardian</i></b><br><br>The daughter of a Buddhist priest, Tsuneno was born in 1804 in a village in Japan''s snow country and was expected to lead a life much like her mother''s. Instead - after three divorces and with a temperament much too strong-willed for her family''s approval - she ran away to follow her own path in Edo, the city we now call Tokyo.<br><br><i>Stranger in the Shogun''s City</i> is a rare, captivating portrait of one woman as she endeavours to recreate herself and her life, and provides a window into the drama and excitement of Japan at a pivotal moment in history.<br><br><b>''Marvellous... Stanley builds up a picture of Tsuneno''s world, immersing us in an experience akin to time travel'' <i>TLS</i></b><br><br><b>* Winner of the National Book Critics Circle Award for Biography 2020 *</b><br><b>* Finalist for the Pulitzer Prize for Biography 2021 *</b><br><b>* </b><b>Winner of the PEN/Jacqueline Bograd Weld Award for Biography *</b><br><b>* Longlisted for the HWA Non-Fiction Crown *</b></p>
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| Produktnavn | Stranger in the Shogun's City |
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| book typ | boker, dokumentar og fakta, historie og dokumentar, biografier og memoarer |
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