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Learning to Bow follows Bruce Feiler as he teaches secondary school students in a small Japanese rural town for an academic year. He shares American customs with his students while absorbing the local etiquette, language, and traditions of Japan. From an outdoor bath ritual to an all‑night trek to the summit of Mt. Fuji, Feiler’s narrative offers a candid, humorous look at cross‑cultural education and the mutual learning that takes place when students and teacher teach each other.
First publish date: 1991
Genre: Biography & Autobiography/Autobiography
Authors: Bruce Feiler
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