Query: Non-Japanese books that are about Tokyo.
Domain: books
Relevant documents:
1945 (Conroy novel)
December 6 (novel)
Tokyo Fiancée
The Earthquake Bird
Tokyo: A View of the City
Tokyo (novel)
One Morning Like a Bird
Tuvalu (novel)
Shopping (novel)
Bicycle Days
Evidence from documents: 1945 (Conroy novel): Non-Japanese books: '''''1945''''' is an alternate history novel by Michigan economics professor Robert Conroy, an author of alternate history novels, such as ''1901'' and ''1862''.
that are about Tokyo.: In Okinawa, General Douglas MacArthur begins the first phase of Operation Downfall, the invasion of Kyushu (codenamed Olympic), followed by an invasion of Honshu (codenamed Coronet) with the ultimate goal of capturing Tokyo.
December 6 (novel): '''''December 6''''' is a 2003 thriller novel by American author Martin Cruz Smith.
In late 1941, Harry Niles owns a bar for American and European expatriates, journalists, and diplomats, in Tokyo's entertainment district, called the "Happy Paris".
Tokyo Fiancée: '''''Tokyo Fiancée''''' ( "Neither Eve nor Adam") is a novel by the Belgian writer Amélie Nothomb. It appeared on 20 August 2007 published by Éditions Albin Michel. A film adaptation was released in 2014.An autobiographical novel, ''Tokyo Fiancée'' describes a romance that a 21-year-old Belgian woman Amélie had with a young Japanese man in Tokyo, when she was tutoring him in French language.
The Earthquake Bird: Non-Japanese books: the debut novel by British author Susanna Jones published in 2001.
that are about Tokyo.: The story opens in a Tokyo police station where 34-year-old Lucy Fly is being questioned over the murder of her friend and fellow British expatriate Lily Bridges. Lucy has been in Tokyo for 10 years, is fluent in Japanese, and employed in translating manuals into English.
Tokyo: A View of the City: '''Tokyo: A View of the City''' is a book by Donald Richie published in 1999. It is his description of Tokyo geographically and also describing his experiences over the decades of life he spent there.
Tokyo (novel): '''''Tokyo''''' is a 2004 novel by British crime writer Mo Hayder. It was short-listed for the Crime Writers' Association Gold Dagger award, as well as several others. (For the US market, the title was changed to "''The Devil of Nanking''," which had been Hayder's working-title for the book.) ''Tokyo''
One Morning Like a Bird: Yuji Takano is a writer in 1940s Tokyo.
Tuvalu (novel): Non-Japanese books: a 2006 novel by Australian author Andrew O'Connor.
that are about Tokyo.: The novel is set mostly in Tokyo and tells the story of a young Australian teacher of English, and his relationship with two women, Tilly, another Australian English teacher, and Mami, a Japanese hotel heiress
Shopping (novel): Non-Japanese books: the debut novel by British author Gavin Kramer published in 1998 by Fourth Estate
that are about Tokyo.: Tall, awkward Meadowlark, an English lawyer is determined to make a success of his two-year assignment in Tokyo.
Bicycle Days: '''''Bicycle Days''''' is the debut novel by American author John Burnham Schwartz published in 1989 on his 24th birthday. It began as an undergraduate thesis for Harvard's East Asian Studies department and became a critically acclaimed bestseller. It was inspired by his time living in Japan.
The book follows Alec Stern as he arrives in Tokyo, newly graduated from Yale. He starts a new job, living with a Japanese family; the book portrays his life in Japan as he adapts to the culture, made far easier by his ability to speak Japanese ...