Too Late for the Festival

An American Salary Woman in Japan

Paine Rhiannon

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English

Academy Chicago Publishers
06 September 2011

Memoirs; Gender studies: women

Rhiannon Paine, a technical writer for Hewlett-Packard in Silicon Valley, agreed reluctantly to transfer to their Tokyo branch. She had no idea what she was in for, and neither did her Japanese colleagues. While they coped with her social gaffes, like arriving late to work and blowing her nose in public, Paine struggled with Japanese food""deviant sea-creatures on rice""and with the Japanese language, which kept tripping her up with new verb tenses.

By: Paine Rhiannon
Imprint: Academy Chicago Publishers
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 215mm, Width: 139mm, Spine: 15mm
Weight: 254g
ISBN: 9780897336178
ISBN 10: 0897336178
Pages: 239
Publication Date: 06 September 2011
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

With the money she saved in Japan, Rhiannon Paine made a down payment on a house in Healdsburg, California, where she has lived ever since. Catch up with her at www. rhiannonpaine.com (see the Festival page for photos) and chat with her on Twitter, where she is @calbion.

Reviews for Too Late for the Festival: An American Salary Woman in Japan

"""[Paine] poignantly compares the energy and regimented lives [of the Japanese] with her...compulsive Western need to find herself, to fulfill the promise of freedom."" --Boston Phoenix ""Piquantly amusing..."" --""Atlantic Monthly"""