A vivid, deeply researched 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. The daughter of a Buddhist priest, Tsuneno was born in 1804 in a rural Japanese village and was expected to live a life much like her mother's. But after three divorces - and with a temperament much too strong-willed for her family's approval - she ran away to make a life for herself in one of the largest cities in the world: Edo, a bustling metropolis at its peak. With Tsuneno as our guide, we experien Stranger in the Shogun's City - Amy Stanley od authora Amy Stanley a nakladatelství za skvělé ceny na e-shopu Martinus. cz.
Autor |
Amy Stanley |
Jazyk |
anglický |
Počet stran |
352 |
Rok vydání |
2020 |
Typ |
filmy |
Nakladatelství |
Chatto and Windus |