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The stories collected in 'Cipangu Golden Cipangu' were written for a monthly Japan Times column called The Living Past.

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The stories collected here were written for a monthly Japan Times column called The Living Past over the past seven years. They range from earliest prehistory to modern times. The column still runs. The living past is inexhaustible. It never runs out of stories to tell.

Column and book both were born of the conviction that the past, as the inrushing future engulfs it, is worth preserving – not only preserving but participating in, living in. Each story invites the reader to think, as the author did in writing it, "What would I have been if I'd lived then? What would I be doing, what thinking?" Try it. It's a wonderful form of self-discovery.

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Michael Hoffman has lived in Japan long enough to call it home. He has no other qualification. His columns appear regularly in the Japan Times. His books include "In the Land of the Kami: A Journey into the Hearts of Japan," "Fuji, Sinai, Olympos; Other Worlds", and "Little Pieces: This Side of Japan."

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Author
Michael Hoffman
Publisher
Virtualbookworm.com Publishing
Year of publication
17 February 2020
Number of pages
298
Price
USD 14.95
ISBN
978-1951985035
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