Sumo
A Thinking Fan's Guide to Japan's National Sport
$37.87
- Paperback
272 pages
- Release Date
9 March 2010
Summary
“The most entertaining and irreverent guide to sumo.” — James Fallows, The Atlantic
Sumo is a fresh and funny introduction to the fascinating world of sumo, Japan’s national sport. Author David Benjamin peels away the veneer of sumo as a cultural treasure and reveals it as an action-packed sport populated by superb athletes who employ numerous strategies and techniques to overcome their gargantuan opponents. Sumo provides an engaging, witty, …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9784805310878 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 4805310871 |
| Author: | David Benjamin |
| Publisher: | Tuttle Publishing |
| Imprint: | Tuttle Publishing |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 272 |
| Release Date: | 9 March 2010 |
| Weight: | 284g |
| Dimensions: | 20mm x 130mm x 203mm |
| Series: | Tuttle Classics |
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David Benjamin
David Benjamin lived in Japan for 7 years, where he was editor-in-chief of Tokyo Journal, contributing editor and columnist for The Japan Times Weekly, and wrote a weekly column for The Mainichi Daily News. He was also a regular sumo columnist in Shukan Bunshun and an occasional commentator on sumo and other sports on television, and remains the only foreigner ever to cover Japan’s national sport on a regular basis in a major Japanese-language publication. He lives in New York and Paris.
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