Fosco Maraini
Fosco Maraini was born in Florence in 1912. An anthropologist by training, after his first visit to Tibet he was trapped in Japan by the outbreak of war, and taught in the University of Kyoto until interned. In addition to his writing he has been a broadcaster, documentary film-maker, and professor at the University of Florence. From 1959 to 1964 he was Fellow at St Antony's College, Oxford. "From the Hardcover edition."
Fosco Maraini was born in Florence in 1912. An anthropologist by training, after his first visit to Tibet he was trapped in Japan by the outbreak of war, and taught in the University of Kyoto until interned. In addition to his writing he has been a broadcaster, documentary film-maker, and professor at the University of Florence. From 1959 to 1964 he was Fellow at St Antony's College, Oxford. "From the Hardcover edition." See less
Fosco Maraini's Featured Books
Fosco Maraini book reviews
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Meeting with Japan
Overlooked masterpiece
by Kotobuki, Oct 25, 2011
This is by far one of my favorite books about Japan covering the early post-war period. What makes the book interesting and rare is that it is one of few from that time written by a Westerner who ... Read More
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The island of the fisherwomen.
Nice historical travel report
by jaap, Dec 18, 2008
This book is mainly about a trip Fosco Maraini made in the 1960's to japan on his hunt for "real" Ama divers, not the tourist attraction ones.
In the end he manages to find a small island where these ... Read More
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Tokyo
The Great Cities/Tokyo
"The Great Cities/Tokyo" is one of 25 volumes from The Great Cities series published by Time-Life books in the 1970s. Though a bit out of date, this book is still a good introduction to the history ... Read More
