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Indlæser... Stranger in the Shogun's City: A Japanese Woman and Her Worldaf Amy Stanley
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Bliv medlem af LibraryThing for at finde ud af, om du vil kunne lide denne bog. Der er ingen diskussionstråde på Snak om denne bog. Liked this book surprisingly well. A 19th century Japanese woman, Tsuneno, from a priestly family and not fitting the stereotype of the subservient wife, but independent and called "selfish" by her family, strikes out for herself in Edo [Tokyo] after enduring three unsuitable marriages, leaving her small town for the big city where she spends the rest of her life. She endures poverty, menial work and marriage to a ronin [samurai without a master]. The author has constructed the life of this common woman from letters and other family writings from that period, the end decades of the Tokugawa Shogunate. She then describes the rise of Tokyo from Edo and its subsequent development. A wonderfully researched book that takes place in mid nineteenth century Japan. The story centers on a woman (girl) who tries to lead an independant life in a cultrure in which that is not the norm. She suffers through three arranged marriages and one of necessity and divores all four men. She eventually escapes the control of her older brother to live a more independant life is Edo (Tokyo). Here she meets a man she chooses and they put together a pretty happy properous life.but is always nagged by thoughts of her home village. A great biography of an anonymous woman of that time. ingen anmeldelser | tilføj en anmeldelse
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"A vivid, deeply researched 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 great city on the brink of a momentous encounter with the West."-- No library descriptions found. |
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There were some cultural tidbits I learned and found of interest, so in that sense, the book was a success. ( )