Under The Osakan Sun : A Funny Intimate Wonderful Account Of Three Years In Japan

Author: Hamish Beaton

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Price : 35.00 NZD
ISBN : 9780958275026
Publisher : Awa Press
Imprint : Awa Press
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Weight (g) : 0.476
Publication date : 01 March 2008
Dimensions : 230mm X 152mm X 28mm
Produced in : New Zealand
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Author : Hamish Beaton
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Language : English
Dewey classification : 915.21834045
Reading Level : very good
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Pages : 320
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Description

A warm,funny,intimate account of a young NZ graduate's three years in Japan. From the moment the author arrives he is swept up in a mystifying world and encounters a marvellous cast of characters,from fellow teachers with strange habits,to a group of women who cook him meals in excahnge for English conversation,an elderly couple who take him on nerve-wracking expeditions,and his students.Along the way he engages in a hilarious quest to find a girlfriend. First published March 2008.

Awards

Commended for Whitcoulls Travcom Travel Book of the Year Award 2009.

Author description

Hamish Beaton graduated in French and Japanese at Canterbury University, New Zealand, before spending three years living, travelling, and teaching in Japan.

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