num_pages: 245
description: 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.
language: English
title: A Lateral View: Essays on Culture and Style in Contemporary Japan
titlecomplete: A Lateral View: Essays on Culture and Style in Contemporary Japan
genres: Japan, Essays, Japanese Literature, Travel, Nonfiction
ratings_count: 64
publisher: Stone Bridge Press