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Reflective journey through Japan's ephemeral beauty.

If you find yourself drawn to the bittersweetness of change, "Autumn Light" could be a compelling read for you. Pico Iyer's personal experiences in Japan, woven with cultural insights on impermanence, offers a perspective that's both grounding and poetic. It's a book that not only tells a story but also invites you to ponder life's fleeting moments alongside the author.

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Autumn Light: Japan's Season of Fire and Farewells

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ISBN: 9781526611468
Authors: Pico Iyer
Date of Publication: 2020-04-02
Format: Paperback
Related Collections: Travel, Philosophy, Biographies & Memoirs
Goodreads rating: 3.96
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From one of our most astute observers of human nature, a far-reaching exploration of Japanese history and culture and a moving meditation on impermanence, mortality, and grief. For years, Pico Iyer has split his time between California and Nara, Japan, where he and his Japanese wife, Hiroko, have a small home. But when his father-in-law dies suddenly, calling him back to Japan earlier than expected, Iyer begins to grapple with the question we all have to live with: how to hold on to the things we love, even though we know that we and they are dying. In a country whose calendar is marked with occasions honoring the dead, this question is more urgent than anywhere else. Iyer leads us through the year following his father-in-law's death, introducing us to the people who populate his days: his ailing mother-in-law, who often forgets that her husband has died; his absent brother-in-law, who severed ties with his family years ago but to whom Hiroko still writes letters; and the men and women in his ping-pong club, who, many years his senior, traverse their autumn years in different ways. And as the maple leaves begin to redden and the heat begins to soften, Iyer offers us a singular view of Japan, in the season that reminds us to take nothing for granted.
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Reflective journey through Japan's ephemeral beauty.

If you find yourself drawn to the bittersweetness of change, "Autumn Light" could be a compelling read for you. Pico Iyer's personal experiences in Japan, woven with cultural insights on impermanence, offers a perspective that's both grounding and poetic. It's a book that not only tells a story but also invites you to ponder life's fleeting moments alongside the author.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.