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Saturday, December 8, 2012

Globe-trotting acrobat left a mark on Japan






When a storyteller wields a scholar's pen, history truly comes alive. When that history crosses the world and records the collision of cultures, the story becomes more than history — it becomes informed social and cultural commentary, illuminating a sliver of time. Frederik Schodt's latest book, "Professor Risley and the Imperial Japanese Troupe," satisfies all the above with an engaging ...






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