'Nothing less than a guided tour of the human soul' Elizabeth Gilbert One of our most perceptive travel writers embarks on an exploration of the world's holiest places and where we might find paradise on Earth. It's so easy, I thought,...

NATIONAL BESTSELLER NAMED A BEST BOOK OF 2023 BY THE NEW YORK TIMES, THE NEW YORKER, NPR, TIME MAGAZINE & MORE “Masterful . . . A book of inner journeys told through extraordinary exteriors . . . One of his very best.” —Washington Post...

"The Year of the Hare: A Novel" von Arto Paasilinna, nicht Pico Iyer, ist ein humorvoller Roman über einen finnischen Journalisten namens Vatanen, der in eine Midlife-Crisis gerät. Während einer Dienstreise erfasst er mit seinem Auto...

Falling Off the Map: Some Lonely Places of the World

"Autumn Light: Japan's Season of Fire and Farewells" von Pico Iyer ist ein nachdenkliches Memoir, das sich mit Themen wie Vergänglichkeit, Verlust und Akzeptanz auseinandersetzt. Der Autor, der seit vielen Jahren in Japan lebt,...

After thirty-two years in Japan, Pico Iyer can use everything from anime to Oscar Wilde to show how his adopted home is both hauntingly familiar - and the strangest place on earth. He draws on readings, reflections and conversations with...

"A Beginner's Guide to Japan: Observations and Provocations" von Pico Iyer ist eine faszinierende Sammlung von Eindrücken und Einsichten über das moderne Japan, geschrieben aus der Perspektive eines langjährigen Bewunderers und...

Winner of the Edward Stanford Travel Memoir of the Year 2020 How does a sushi bar explain a Japanese poem? Why do Japanese couples plan matching outfits for their honeymoon? Why are so many things in Japan the opposite of what we expect?...

Pico Iyer has been engaged in conversation with the Dalai Lama (a friend of his father's) for the last three decades-a continuing exploration of his message and its effectiveness. Now, in this insightful, impassioned book, Iyer captures...

We cherish things, Japan has always known, precisely because they cannot last; it's their frailty that adds sweetness to their beauty. Returning to his home in Japan after his father-in-law's sudden death, Pico Iyer soon picks up the...

"Arguably the greatest living travel writer" (Outside magazine), Pico Iyer has called Japan home for more than three decades. But, as he is the first to admit, the country remains an enigma even to its long-term residents. In A...

Having captivated readers with such gems of travel writing as Video Night in Kathmandu, Pico Iyer now presents a novel whose central character is another place: the melancholy, ebullient, and dazzlingly inconsistent island that is...