Bicycle Days
First edition (US)
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| Author | John Burnham Schwartz |
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| Cover artist | Scott Hunt |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
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Summit Books (US) Heinemann (UK) |
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Publication date
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1989 |
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| Pages | 255 |
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Bicycle Days is the debut novel by American author John Burnham Schwartz published in 1989 on his 24th birthday. 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.
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...
Reviews were generally positive :
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