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Alex Kerr (born June 16, 1952) is an American writer and Japanologist . Biography. Originally from the Bethesda area in Montgomery County, Maryland, Kerr's father, a naval officer, was posted in Yokohama from 1964 to 1966. Kerr returned to the states and studied Japanese Studies at Yale University.
The joy of the book is that Alex Kerr arrived in Bangkok as a seeker, and now takes us along for a replay of the ride. At the end he admits Bangkok is too elusive to truly be "found". But he has written probably the best single "guide" for a visitor to Bangkok, short- or long-term, who wants to be provoked into looking at the city as it is, not ...
English Books. Lost Japanis a series of autobiographical essays, experiences I had since coming to Japan as a boy in 1964, and how the country has changed. Read More. Another Kyoto. Based on forty years in Kyoto, these conversations with Kathy Sokol, turn what we think we know about Kyoto inside-out. Read More. Bangkok Found.
Sep 5, 2017 · Alex Kerr has spent more than a decade restoring traditional houses in remote parts of Japan and using them to revive local economies.
Alex Kerr sounded an alarm 25 years ago. Did Japan listen? On the anniversary of his breakout book ‘Lost Japan,’ the author finds reasons for hope in some rural towns
- Chiara Terzuolo
Lost Japan (美しき日本の残像, Utsukushiki Nihon no Zanzo) is a 1993 book written by American Japonologist Alex Kerr. [1] Background. The book deals with Kerr's life in Japan and on aspects of Japanese culture by which he was fascinated.
Lost Japan is a series of autobiographical essays, describing experiences I had since coming to Japan as a boy in 1964, and how the country has changed. I wrote this book originally in Japanese as a series of articles for Shincho 45 magazine.
