Buy 3 Get Another Free On All Under S$10
Get 10% off all year round! Join Thryft Club
Get 10% off all year round and $10 off your next order! Join Thryft Club
Stay in touch and win free books! Sign up

Your cart

Your cart is empty

Check out these collections.

Books from Singapore Publishers
Books From University Presses
Creative Nonfiction

Stay in touch and win free books

Keep up with our latest sales and events, and receive
recommendations direct to your inbox. We'll only send the good stuff, promise!

By completing this form, you are signing up to receive our emails and can unsubscribe at any time

My Asakusa : Coming of Age in Pre-war Tokyo

by Sadako Sawamura
₱535.95
My Asakusa : Coming of Age in Pre-war Tokyo - Thryft
My Asakusa : Coming of Age in Pre-war Tokyo - Thryft

Asakusa's Cultural & Political Insight: Tokyo's Old World

My Asakusa is a wonderful read for those interested in Japanese history and culture. Sawamura's personal and vivid storytelling of her formative years in Tokyo's oldest district, Asakusa, make for a fascinating read. Her experiences during a time of great political turmoil and cultural changes come to life as she shares her unique perspective on the characters and cultural traditions of her world. Sawamura's self-made journey from a diligent tutor to a star of Japanese theater and television is truly inspiring.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.

My Asakusa : Coming of Age in Pre-war Tokyo

by Sadako Sawamura
₱535.95
ISBN: 9780804821353
Authors: Sadako Sawamura
Publisher: Tuttle Pub
Date of Publication: 2000-01-01
Format: Paperback
Related Collections: Biographies & Memoirs
Related Topics: Memoir, Autobiography, Biography Memoir
Goodreads rating: 3.84
(rated by 38 readers)

Description

Written near the end of Sadako Sawamura's remarkable life, My Asakusa (Watashi co Asakusa) is a charming collection of autobiographical essays by a truly self-made woman.Recalling Japan at a time of great political turmoil and rapid cultural change, Sawamura shares with us her vignettes of growing up in Asakusaone of the last of the old downtown Shitamachi neighborhoods of incessantly modernizing Tokyoand her keen insight into the characters of those who populated her world.Author Sadako Sawamura (1908-1996) was by turns a diligent youth who worked her way through a private secondary school as a tutor, a radical university scholarship student, a Communist youth league worker, a prisoner of conscience, and a star of Japanese theater, cinema, and television. She was beloved in Japan for her forthright convictions and her rare independence, which she expressed in interviews and essays. She is also the author of Kai-no-Uta (The Song of a Shell) , which was subsequently produced as a television play.
Condition guide

Book Condition Guide

Books in Like New Condition

This book may contain very minor cosmetic defects, but it is in pristine condition. There should be no yellowing, no foxing, no water damage, and no annotations of any kind on the cover and the pages. For paperbacks, there should not be any crease marks on the spine. This book is good as new — lucky you!

*Books may be missing bundle media (e.g. CD, e-book code), if included.

Books in Very Good Condition

This book has been used, but it is still in a clean condition. There should be no foxing or annotations of any kind on the inner pages, but a sparse amount may be present on the cover, title pages, or outside edges of the book. There should be no water damage of any kind. For paperbacks, there may be light crease marks on the spine.

*Books may be missing bundle media (e.g. CD, e-book code), if included.

Books in Good Condition

We do our best to ensure the quality of our books, but there is no escaping the wear and tear that comes with time. Slight foxing and some annotations may be present on the pages and the cover. There should be no water damage of any kind. For paperbacks, there may be several crease marks on the spine.

*Books may be missing bundle media (e.g. CD, e-book code), if included.

Books in Well Read Condition

This is a well-read book, which means that the previous owner probably really enjoyed it! The cover and pages may include moderate foxing and annotations, but the text is not obscured and still readable. Moderate cosmetic defects and minor water damage may be present on the edges of the book. For paperbacks, there may be multiple crease marks on the spine.

*Books may be missing bundle media (e.g. CD, e-book code), if included.

 

Find out more about our process here.

Availability
 
(0 in cart)

You may also like

Asakusa's Cultural & Political Insight: Tokyo's Old World

My Asakusa is a wonderful read for those interested in Japanese history and culture. Sawamura's personal and vivid storytelling of her formative years in Tokyo's oldest district, Asakusa, make for a fascinating read. Her experiences during a time of great political turmoil and cultural changes come to life as she shares her unique perspective on the characters and cultural traditions of her world. Sawamura's self-made journey from a diligent tutor to a star of Japanese theater and television is truly inspiring.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.