Chronique japonaise (1975)

by Nicolas Bouvier

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A distillation of Bouvier's lifelong quest for Japan and his many travels, so that the reader discovers the country through the eyes of both a passionate young man, the sensual appreciation of a middle-aged artist, and the serenity of an experienced writer. Bouvier was an image merchant and photographer as well as a writer; this Eland edition of Japanese Chronicles is accompanied by many of his startling images of Japan.… (more)

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athaulf | Jan 9, 2018 |

"Japanese Chronicles" is a lovely, gentle, luminous account of his arrival in Japan in the mid-1950s and his return a decade later. Finely-crafted, entrancing, and with an eye for place and detail. Travel lit about Japan is a favorite genre for me, and Bouvier's little book is a lovely addition. (

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1967 (1st)

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Do not combine with Le Japon de Nicolas Bouvier, Hoëbeke, 2002

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A distillation of Bouvier's lifelong quest for Japan and his many travels, so that the reader discovers the country through the eyes of both a passionate young man, the sensual appreciation of a middle-aged artist, and the serenity of an experienced writer. Bouvier was an image merchant and photographer as well as a writer; this Eland edition of Japanese Chronicles is accompanied by many of his startling images of Japan.

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