In 1980 Cathy N. Davidson traveled to Japan to teach English at a leading all-women’s university. It was the first of many journeys and the beginning of a deep and abiding fascination. In this extraordinary book, Davidson depicts a series of intimate moments and small epiphanies that together make up a panoramic view of Japan. With wit, candor, and a lover’s keen eye, she tells captivating stories—from that of a Buddhist funeral laden with ritual to an exhilarating evening spent touring the “Floating World,” the sensual demimonde in which salaryman meets geisha and the normal rules are suspended. On a remote island inhabited by one of the last matriarchal societies in the world, a disconcertingly down-to-earth priestess leads her to the heart of a sacred grove. And she spends a few unforgettable weeks in a quasi-Victorian residence called the Practice House, where, until recently, Japanese women were taught American customs so that they would make proper wives for husbands who might be stationed abroad. In an afterword new to this edition, Davidson tells of a poignant trip back to Japan in 2005 to visit friends who had remade their lives after the Great Hanshin Earthquake of 1995, which had devastated the city of Kobe, as well as the small town where Davidson had lived and the university where she taught.
36 Views of Mount Fuji not only transforms our image of Japan, it offers a stirring look at the very nature of culture and identity. Often funny, sometimes liltingly sad, it is as intimate and irresistible as a long-awaited letter from a good friend.
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Cathy Davidson draw deep thinkings from her four times in Japan, together with her life experience and research background with a keen sense on cultural differences.
评分Cathy Davidson draw deep thinkings from her four times in Japan, together with her life experience and research background with a keen sense on cultural differences.
评分fys要求读的 很简单的英文读物
评分fys要求读的 很简单的英文读物
评分并不是一本标准的游记，但这本书搞对了最重要的几点：细致得观察，和自己文化的比较，不judgmental，尊重自己的感觉，谦虚但不失稳重的处事。作为回忆录来说，它没有自大得去评价这个目的地，只是对个人的感觉做出详尽的描述。要的就是这种书！
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