36 Views of Mount Fuji: On Finding Myself in Japan by Davidson, Cathy N.

36 Views of Mount Fuji: On Finding Myself in Japan

In 1980 Cathy N. Davidson traveled to Japan to teach English at a leading all-women's university. It...
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36 Views of Mount Fuji: On Finding Myself in Japan by Davidson, Cathy N.

36 Views of Mount Fuji: On Finding Myself in Japan

Dhs. 243.75

36 Views of Mount Fuji: On Finding Myself in Japan

Dhs. 243.75
Author: Cathy N. Davidson
Format: Paperback
Language: English
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.



Author: Cathy N. Davidson
Publisher: Duke University Press
Published: 10/25/2006
Pages: 274
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.86lbs
Size: 9.24h x 6.34w x 0.72d
ISBN: 9780822339137


Review Citation(s):
Library Journal 01/01/2007 pg. 166
Univ PR Books for Public Libry 01/01/2007 pg. 1 - Strongly Recommended

About the Author

Cathy N. Davidson is Vice Provost for Interdisciplinary Studies, cofounder of the John Hope Franklin Center for Interdisciplinary and International Studies, and Ruth F. DeVarney Professor of English at Duke University. Her numerous books include Revolution and the Word: The Rise of the Novel in America; Closing: The Life and Death of an American Factory; and No More Separate Spheres! (with Jessamyn A. Hatcher), also published by Duke University Press. She is a past president of the American Studies Association and a previous editor of the journal American Literature.


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