The Handshake and the Calligraphy Brush

“That seemed to be the state of modern Japan: halfway between China and North America, not sure how much to follow Marshall McLuhan and how much Confucius”

Pico Iyer
Pico Iyer (@PicoIyer) is the author, most recently, of The Half Known Life, chronicling his search for paradise everywhere from Jerusalem to inner Australia. His next book, Aflame, comes out in January 2025.