Kaito started reading Video Night in Kathmandu by Pico Iyer (Vintage departures)
This is one of Pico Iyer's older and often mentioned works.
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especially interested in cities, culture, and literature in translation
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Kaito started reading Lost in Seoul by Michael Gregory Stephens
I think I heard about this on Korea Deconstructed podcast.
Kaito started reading The Custom of the Country by Edith Wharton
One of Edith Wharton’s most acclaimed works, The Custom of the Country is a blistering …
Bret Easton Ellis recommended this book as the true Great American Novel.
Kaito reviewed Autumn Light by Pico Iyer
In this “exquisite personal blend of philosophy and engagement, inner quiet and worldly life" (Los …
extraordinary Pico Iyer
5 stars
I don't know if it's because I'm getting older, but Pico Iyer's thoughtful prose on the full spectrum of life, creativity, the seasons, Japan, Zen, and Table Tennis, resonates deeply with me.
I look forward to returning to this unusual mix of memoir and philosophy.