Author | John Burnham Schwartz |
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Cover artist | Scott Hunt |
Language | English |
Publisher | Summit Books (US) Heinemann (UK) |
Publication date | 1989 |
Publication place | United States |
Media type | |
Pages | 255 |
ISBN | 0-671-66600-2 |
Bicycle Days is the debut novel by American author John Burnham Schwartz published in 1989 on his 24th birthday.[1] It began as an undergraduate thesis for Harvard's East Asian Studies department and became a critically acclaimed bestseller. It was inspired by his time living in Japan.[2]
The book follows Alec Stern as he arrives in Tokyo, newly graduated from Yale. He starts a new job, living with a Japanese family; the book portrays his life in Japan as he adapts to the culture, made far easier by his ability to speak Japanese ...
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