Travelers of a Hundred Ages

Travelers of a Hundred Ages
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Publisher : Columbia University Press
Total Pages : 492
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ISBN-10 : 0231114370
ISBN-13 : 9780231114370
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Book Synopsis Travelers of a Hundred Ages by : Donald Keene

Download or read book Travelers of a Hundred Ages written by Donald Keene and published by Columbia University Press. This book was released on 1999 with total page 492 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: At once an intimate account of the diarists' lives and a testimony to the greater struggles and advances of Japanese culture, this book illuminates the hidden and largely unknown worlds of imperial courts, Buddhist monasteries, country inns, and merchants' houses.


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