{"product_id":"viewed-sideways-donald-richie-9781933330983","title":"Viewed Sideways: Writings on Culture and Style in Contemporary Japan","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eOver 50 years of essays on Japan from premier film critic, essayist, and novelist, Donald Richie. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis definitive new collection of essays by the writer \u003ci\u003eTime\u003c\/i\u003e calls \"the dean of arts critics in Japan\" ranges from Kyogen drama to the sex shows of Shinjuku, from film and Buddhism to Butoh and retro rock 'n' roll, from \u003ci\u003ewasei eigo\u003c\/i\u003e (Japanese\/English) to \u003ci\u003emizushobai\u003c\/i\u003e, the fine art of pleasing. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSpanning some fifty years, these thirty-seven essays--most never anthologized before--offer cross-sections of Japan's enormous cultural power. They reflect the unique perspective of a man attempting to understand his adopted home.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe writings of \u003cb\u003eDonald Richie\u003c\/b\u003e--film critic, reviewer, novelist, and essayist--have influenced generations of Japan observers around the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Donald Richie\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1933330988\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781933330983\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Stone Bridge Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/27\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 264\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.55lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 6.90h x 5.00w x 0.80d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eReference and Research Bk News\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/01\/2011 pg. 32","brand":"Donald Richie","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46372462723327,"sku":"9781933330983","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_f18a171c-c013-4efc-9e5f-615bed7fe735.jpg?v=1732726016","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/viewed-sideways-donald-richie-9781933330983","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}