Quentin Crewe (1926–1998)

Mr Crewe's first book; part travel, part musings on Japanese character and attitudes written only fifteen years after the atom bombs were dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki followed by American occupation. Mr and Mrs Crewe were not affluent, and necessarily came into closer contact with Japanese people than those in diplomatic circles. Through his efforts to teach English and to learn Japanese the author came to understand the profound influence of the Japanese language on the national psychology. His book remains one of fascinating insights as well as a perceptive account of the nation and its people in the late 1950's.… (mehr)