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Stranger in the Shogun's City: A Japanese Woman and Her World

by Amy Stanley
Stranger in the Shogun's City: A Japanese Woman and Her World - Thryft
Stranger in the Shogun's City: A Japanese Woman and Her World - Thryft

Unconventional woman defies societal expectations in historic Japan.

This book would be a good read for anyone seeking a captivating story of an extraordinary woman who challenges societal norms in 19th-century Japan. Through the life of Tsuneno, readers are transported to a vibrant and bustling Edo, on the cusp of a transformative encounter with the West. With meticulous detail and exquisite sympathy, the author paints a vivid picture of a woman who dares to forge her own path, sacrificing her family and reputation in the process. "Stranger in the Shogun's City" offers a rare insight into Japanese culture and a compelling exploration of individuality and resilience.

  • Pulitzer Prize for Biography Finalist (2021)
  • PEN/Jacqueline Bograd Weld Award for Biography (2021)
  • National Book Critics Circle Award for Biography (2020)
  • The Baillie Gifford Prize for Non-Fiction Nominee for Shortlist (2020)
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.

Stranger in the Shogun's City: A Japanese Woman and Her World

by Amy Stanley
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ISBN: 9781501188534
Authors: Amy Stanley
Publisher: Scribner
Date of Publication: 2021-07-06
Format: Paperback
Related Collections: History, Biographies & Memoirs
Related Topics: Historical, Asia, Biography, Biography Memoir
Goodreads rating: 3.76
(rated by 1951 readers)

Description

*Finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in Biography**Winner of the 2020 National Book Critics Circle Award**Winner of the PEN/Jacqueline Bograd Weld Award for Biography*A “captivating” ( The Washington Post ) work of history that explores the life of an unconventional woman during the first half of the 19th century in Edo—the city that would become Tokyo—and a portrait of a city on the brink of a momentous encounter with the West.The daughter of a Buddhist priest, Tsuneno was born in a rural Japanese village and was expected to live a traditional life much like her mother’s. But after three divorces—and a temperament much too strong-willed for her family’s approval—she ran away to make a life for herself in one of the largest cities in the Edo, a bustling metropolis at its peak.With Tsuneno as our guide, we experience the drama and excitement of Edo just prior to the arrival of American Commodore Perry’s fleet, which transformed Japan. During this pivotal moment in Japanese history, Tsuneno bounces from tenement to tenement, marries a masterless samurai, and eventually enters the service of a famous city magistrate. Tsuneno’s life provides a window into 19th-century Japanese culture—and a rare view of an extraordinary woman who sacrificed her family and her reputation to make a new life for herself, in defiance of social conventions.“A compelling story, traced with meticulous detail and told with exquisite sympathy” ( The Wall Street Journal ), Stranger in the Shogun’s City is “a vivid, polyphonic portrait of life in 19th-century Japan [that] evokes the Shogun era with panache and insight” ( National Review of Books ).
 

Unconventional woman defies societal expectations in historic Japan.

This book would be a good read for anyone seeking a captivating story of an extraordinary woman who challenges societal norms in 19th-century Japan. Through the life of Tsuneno, readers are transported to a vibrant and bustling Edo, on the cusp of a transformative encounter with the West. With meticulous detail and exquisite sympathy, the author paints a vivid picture of a woman who dares to forge her own path, sacrificing her family and reputation in the process. "Stranger in the Shogun's City" offers a rare insight into Japanese culture and a compelling exploration of individuality and resilience.

  • Pulitzer Prize for Biography Finalist (2021)
  • PEN/Jacqueline Bograd Weld Award for Biography (2021)
  • National Book Critics Circle Award for Biography (2020)
  • The Baillie Gifford Prize for Non-Fiction Nominee for Shortlist (2020)
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.