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The daughter of a Buddhist priest, Tsuneno was born in 1804 in a village in Japan's snow country and was expected to lead a life much like her mother's. Instead -- after three divorces and with a temperament much too strong-willed for her family's approval -- she ran away to follow her own path in Edo, the city we now call Tokyo. Stranger in the Shogun's City is a portrait of one woman as she endeavours to recreate herself and her life, and provides a window into the drama and excitement of Japan at a pivotal moment in history.
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Stranger in the Shogun's City, Amy Stanley
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- Released
- 2021
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- Title
- Stranger in the Shogun's City
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Amy Stanley
- Publisher
- Random House UK Ltd
- Released
- 2021
- Format
- Paperback
- Pages
- 352
- ISBN10
- 1784708135
- ISBN13
- 9781784708139
- Series
- Tags
- Non-Fiction, Historical Themes, History, True Stories, Biographies, Autobiographies & Memoirs, Japan, Asia, Japanese Literature
- Rating
- 3.7 out of 5
- Description
- The daughter of a Buddhist priest, Tsuneno was born in 1804 in a village in Japan's snow country and was expected to lead a life much like her mother's. Instead -- after three divorces and with a temperament much too strong-willed for her family's approval -- she ran away to follow her own path in Edo, the city we now call Tokyo. Stranger in the Shogun's City is a portrait of one woman as she endeavours to recreate herself and her life, and provides a window into the drama and excitement of Japan at a pivotal moment in history.