Japan In the Land of the Broken-Hearted

About the Book

The stories of six foreigners--one of them, the 19th century writer, Lafcadio Hearn--who fall in and out of love with Japan. The book uses their stories to examine the struggle between Japan adn those who sould hope not only to understand her, but to be accepted.

About the Author

Michael Shapiro is the author of four non-fiction books. His work appears in such publications as The New Yorker, The New York Times, Sports Illustrated; New York, and Esquire. He is a professor at the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism and lives in New York with his wife and two children.