{"product_id":"the-inland-sea-9781611720242","title":"The Inland Sea","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"An elegiac prose celebration . . . a classic in its genre.\"--\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this acclaimed travel memoir, Donald Richie paints a memorable portrait of the island-studded Inland Sea. His existential ruminations on food, culture, and love and his brilliant descriptions of life and landscape are a window into an Old Japan that has now nearly vanished. Included are the twenty black and white photographs by Yoichi Midorikawa that accompanied the original 1971 edition.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDonald Richie \u003c\/b\u003e(1924-2013) was an internationally recognized expert on Japanese culture and film.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eYoichi Midorikawa \u003c\/b\u003e(1915-2001) was one of Japan's foremost nature photographers.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eDonald Richie\u003c\/b\u003e (1924-2013) lived in Japan from the mid-1940s until his death and was an internationally recognized expert on Japanese culture and film. His many works include \u003ci\u003eThe Donald Richie Reader, A Lateral View, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eA Hundred Years of Japanese Film\u003c\/i\u003e, as well as works on the film director Yasujiro Ozu and hundreds of essays and book reviews. \u003ci\u003eThe Inland Sea\u003c\/i\u003e is Donald Richie's personal favorite. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eYoichi Midorikawa\u003c\/b\u003e: Yoichi Midorikawa (1915-2001) was one of Japan's foremost nature photographers. His work was widely published and received many Japanese and international awards. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Stone Bridge Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50697420701970,"sku":"9781611720242","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_05f88038-d154-4c0a-9974-4d9b0a93eaf5.jpg?v=1734301432","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-inland-sea-9781611720242","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}