In Wrong About Japan Peter Carey chronicles a brief trip to Japan he took with his manga and anime-obsessed twelve year-old son, Charley. Also intrigued by comic books and animated movies from Japan, Carey thinks maybe they: "might enter the mansion of Japanese culture through its Author: Peter Carey. · an account of peter carey's trip to japan with his year-old son to explore the world of japanese anime and manga. it seems that all peter carey found in japan is disappointment and irritation. this would be fine, if he could turn those findings into an interesting book with any sort of insight. when i wasn't waiting for him to really get into it, i was busy being irritated and offended/5. Booker-winning Carey (The True History of the Kelly Gang, , etc.) ruefully describes a visit with his son in search of “the Real Japan,” during which he learns that his ideas, like all assumptions about the unfamiliar, are flawed. The Careys live in New York, where year-old Charley has accumulated an extensive collection of Japanese comic books (manga) and developed an interest in the animated .
Embark on a special kind of pilgrimage in Wrong About Japan, with twice Booker-winning author Peter Carey and his twelve-year old son Charley. About the Author Peter Carey was born in Bacchus Marsh, Victoria and now lives in New York. by Peter Carey. Random House. ISBN , November , A$, paperback, pgs. Wrong About Japan begins with a series of Saturday morning visits to the video shop and Forbidden Planet comic shop to procure Japanese anime films and manga comics. Carey the father initially comes along as censor, but soon becomes accomplice as he and. When Peter Carey offered to take his son to Japan, year-old Charley stipulated no temples or museums. He wanted to see manga, anime, and cool, weird stuff. His father said yes. Out of that bargain comes this enchanting tour of the mansion of Japanese culture, as entered through its garish, brightly lit back door.
WRONG ABOUT JAPAN. When Peter Carey offered to take his son to Japan, year-old Charley stipulated no temples or museums. He wanted to see manga, anime, and cool, weird stuff. His father said yes. Out of that bargain comes this enchanting tour of the mansion of Japanese culture, as entered through its garish, brightly lit back door. “Wrong About Japan, Carey’s slight but enjoyable travelogue, goes on to investigate the deep “real Japan” roots of all the pop art that resonates the world over.” —The Scotsman “This slim volume, about their adventures, is not the first to punctuate Mr. Carey’s string of stunning novels, and it is a pleasure to read.”. In Wrong About Japan Peter Carey chronicles a brief trip to Japan he took with his manga and anime-obsessed twelve year-old son, Charley. Also intrigued by comic books and animated movies from Japan, Carey thinks maybe they: "might enter the mansion of Japanese culture through its garish, brightly lit back door".
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