A Lateral View: Essays on Culture and Style in Contemporary Japan

A masterfully written collection of short essays by the recognized Western expert on Japanese culture and film and the man Time magazine calls "the dean of art critics in Japan." Spanning more than thirty years, Richie interprets his adopted home's creative accomplishments during its rise to economic and cultural power.

Author: Donald Richie
Publisher: Stone Bridge Press
Published: 07/01/1998
Pages: 245
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.52lbs
Size: 7.12h x 5.07w x 0.56d
ISBN: 9780962813740

Review Citation(s):
Library Journal 03/01/1992

About the Author
Donald Richie has been writing about Japan for over 50 years from his base in Tokyo and is the author of over 40 books and hundreds of essays and reviews. He is widely admired for his incisive film studies on Ozu and Kurosawa, and for his stylish and incisive observations on Japanese culture.