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    Motions and Moments
    Beauty and Chaos
    Ebook series2 titles

    Tokyo Moments Series

    By Michael Pronko

    4.5/5

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    About this series

    “Takes the sweeping size, bustle, and chaos of Tokyo and makes it small, introspective, and personal,” Independent Publisher. 


    “Captures the essence and allure of Tokyo.” Feathered Quill.


    “A memoir to be savored like a fine red wine,” Publishers Daily.


    Motions and Moments captures the ceaseless flow and brief momentary dramas of the biggest city in the world with gentle humor and rich detail. As in his first two books, this third memoir of life in Tokyo explores the uniqueness of living in small spaces, learning to love crowds, sitting under cherry blossoms, and surviving the 2011 earthquake. These short, personal pieces go deeper into the fascinating undercurrents of life in Tokyo.


    After two-plus decades living, teaching, and writing in Tokyo, the author remains fascinated by how Tokyoites work, commute, and eat standing up at elbow-bumping counters. With an eye for detail and a passion for the city, the writing is steeped in the city’s perpetual energy. Motions and Moments is one American’s exploration of the intricate life in one of the most dynamic places in the world. 


    Winner Best Indie Book Award Non-Fiction


    Indie Groundbreaking Book Independent Publisher Book Review


    Gold Award Readers’ Favorite Non-Fiction Cultural


    Gold Award Global E-Book Awards Travel Writing


    Gold Award Non-Fiction Author’s Association



    More at: www.michaelpronko.com


     

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherMichael Pronko
    Release dateNov 7, 2014
    Motions and Moments
    Beauty and Chaos

    Titles in the series (3)

    • 1

      Beauty and Chaos
      Beauty and Chaos

      Beauty and Chaos

      Michael Pronko
      4/5 - 1 rating
      4/5 - 1 rating

      “Tokyo is as complex as a long novel, as confusing as an avant-garde film and, sometimes, as strikingly beautiful as calligraphy.” Part memoir, part travelogue, and part culture guide, Beauty and Chaos taps into the daily mysteries and poignant moments that make living in Tokyo a baffling delight. After two-plus decades writing, teaching, and living in Tokyo, American novelist and literature professor, Michael Pronko, reveals what’s beneath the gleaming, puzzling exteriors of the biggest city in the world.  Whether contemplating Tokyo’s bonsai houses, pachinko parlors, chopstick ballet, or the perilous habit of running for trains, Pronko explores Tokyo’s back alleys and curious interactions to find the city’s deeper meanings and daily pleasures. Tokyo emerges a fascinating city full of chaotic commotion and serene beauty—one of the most amazing, confusing places in the world.   Gold Award eLit Awards for Essays/Creative Non-Fiction Gold Award Non-Fiction Author’s Association Gold Award First Place Reader’s Favorite for Cultural Non-Fiction  Best Nonfiction Books of 2015 Doing Dewey   “A clear-eyed but affectionate portrait of a city that reaches beyond simple stereotypes. An elegantly written, precisely observed portrait of a Japanese city and its culture.” Kirkus Reviews  

      “Tokyo is as complex as a long novel, as confusing as an avant-garde film and, sometimes, as strikingly beautiful as calligraphy.” Part memoir, part travelogue, and part culture guide, Beauty and Chaos taps into the daily mysteries and poignant moments that make living in Tokyo a baffling delight. After two-plus decades writing, teaching, and living in Tokyo, American novelist and literature professor, Michael Pronko, reveals what’s beneath the gleaming, puzzling exteriors of the biggest city in the world.  Whether contemplating Tokyo’s bonsai houses, pachinko parlors, chopstick ballet, or the perilous habit of running for trains, Pronko explores Tokyo’s back alleys and curious interactions to find the city’s deeper meanings and daily pleasures. Tokyo emerges a fascinating city full of chaotic commotion and serene beauty—one of the most amazing, confusing places in the world.   Gold Award eLit Awards for Essays/Creative Non-Fiction Gold Award Non-Fiction Author’s Association Gold Award First Place Reader’s Favorite for Cultural Non-Fiction  Best Nonfiction Books of 2015 Doing Dewey   “A clear-eyed but affectionate portrait of a city that reaches beyond simple stereotypes. An elegantly written, precisely observed portrait of a Japanese city and its culture.” Kirkus Reviews  

    • 3

      Motions and Moments
      Motions and Moments

      Motions and Moments

      Michael Pronko
      5/5 - 2 ratings
      5/5 - 2 ratings

      “Takes the sweeping size, bustle, and chaos of Tokyo and makes it small, introspective, and personal,” Independent Publisher.  “Captures the essence and allure of Tokyo.” Feathered Quill. “A memoir to be savored like a fine red wine,” Publishers Daily. Motions and Moments captures the ceaseless flow and brief momentary dramas of the biggest city in the world with gentle humor and rich detail. As in his first two books, this third memoir of life in Tokyo explores the uniqueness of living in small spaces, learning to love crowds, sitting under cherry blossoms, and surviving the 2011 earthquake. These short, personal pieces go deeper into the fascinating undercurrents of life in Tokyo. After two-plus decades living, teaching, and writing in Tokyo, the author remains fascinated by how Tokyoites work, commute, and eat standing up at elbow-bumping counters. With an eye for detail and a passion for the city, the writing is steeped in the city’s perpetual energy. Motions and Moments is one American’s exploration of the intricate life in one of the most dynamic places in the world.  Winner Best Indie Book Award Non-Fiction Indie Groundbreaking Book Independent Publisher Book Review Gold Award Readers’ Favorite Non-Fiction Cultural Gold Award Global E-Book Awards Travel Writing Gold Award Non-Fiction Author’s Association More at: www.michaelpronko.com  

      “Takes the sweeping size, bustle, and chaos of Tokyo and makes it small, introspective, and personal,” Independent Publisher.  “Captures the essence and allure of Tokyo.” Feathered Quill. “A memoir to be savored like a fine red wine,” Publishers Daily. Motions and Moments captures the ceaseless flow and brief momentary dramas of the biggest city in the world with gentle humor and rich detail. As in his first two books, this third memoir of life in Tokyo explores the uniqueness of living in small spaces, learning to love crowds, sitting under cherry blossoms, and surviving the 2011 earthquake. These short, personal pieces go deeper into the fascinating undercurrents of life in Tokyo. After two-plus decades living, teaching, and writing in Tokyo, the author remains fascinated by how Tokyoites work, commute, and eat standing up at elbow-bumping counters. With an eye for detail and a passion for the city, the writing is steeped in the city’s perpetual energy. Motions and Moments is one American’s exploration of the intricate life in one of the most dynamic places in the world.  Winner Best Indie Book Award Non-Fiction Indie Groundbreaking Book Independent Publisher Book Review Gold Award Readers’ Favorite Non-Fiction Cultural Gold Award Global E-Book Awards Travel Writing Gold Award Non-Fiction Author’s Association More at: www.michaelpronko.com  

    Author

    Michael Pronko

    Michael Pronko is an award-winning, Tokyo-based writer of murder, memoir and music. His writings on Tokyo life and his taut character-driven mysteries have won critics’ awards and five-star reviews. Kirkus Reviews called his second novel, The Moving Blade, “An elegant balance of Japanese customs with American-style hard-boiled procedural” and selected it for their Best Books of 2018.Michael also runs the website, Jazz in Japan, about the vibrant jazz scene in Tokyo and Yokohama. He has written regular columns about Japanese culture, art, jazz, society and politics for Newsweek Japan, The Japan Times, Artscape Japan, Jazznin, and ST Shukan. He has also appeared on NHK and Nippon Television.A philosophy major, Michael traveled for years, ducking in and out of graduate schools, before finishing his PhD on Charles Dickens and film, and settling in Tokyo as a professor of American Literature at Meiji Gakuin University. He teaches contemporary American novels, film adaptations, music and art.

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