Girls' Guide to the Islands

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Suzanne Kamata

Verlag:

Gemma

Unsere-Artikel-Nr.: QP3K3E9

EAN: 9781936846573

Erhältlich:

Nicht auf Lager

Zustellung: Mi, 26.08.2026

Versand: Kostenlos

CHF 22.23

Beschreibung

The American writer Suzanne Kamata had lived in Japan for more than half of her life, yet she had never explored the small nearby islands of the Inland Sea. The islands, first made famous by Donald Richie's The Inland Sea 50 years ago, are noted for displaying artwork created by prominent, and sometimes curious, international artists and sculptors: Naoshima's wealth of museums, including one devoted to 007, Yayoi Kusama's polka dot pumpkins, Kazuo Katase's blue teacup, and a monster rising out of a well on the hour in Sakate, called "Anger at the Bottom of the Sea"-to name a few. Spurred by her teen-aged daughter Lilia's burgeoning interest in art and adventure, Kamata sets out to show her the islands' treasures. Mother and daughter must confront several barriers on their adventure. Lilia is deaf and uses a wheelchair. It is not always easy to get onto - or off of - the islands, not to mention the challenges of language, culture, and a generation gap. A Girls' Guide to the Islands. takes the reader on a rare visit by a unique mother and daughter team.

Spezifikationen

Sprache

Englisch

Autor

Suzanne Kamata

Erscheinungsjahr

2017

Format

Buch (Softcover)

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