"Honorable Picnic" is a sharp and witty satirical novel that captures the essence of cultural misunderstanding during a diplomatic excursion in 1920s Japan. The story centers on a European official who, intending to host a simple countryside outing, finds himself entangled in the complex web of Japanese social etiquette and traditional customs. Through a series of shifting perspectives-including those of the European protagonist, his Japanese hosts, and various observers-the narrative highlights the profound and often ... Read More
"Honorable Picnic" is a sharp and witty satirical novel that captures the essence of cultural misunderstanding during a diplomatic excursion in 1920s Japan. The story centers on a European official who, intending to host a simple countryside outing, finds himself entangled in the complex web of Japanese social etiquette and traditional customs. Through a series of shifting perspectives-including those of the European protagonist, his Japanese hosts, and various observers-the narrative highlights the profound and often humorous disconnect between Western expectations and Eastern realities. The work masterfully employs irony and keen observation to paint a vivid picture of a society in transition, caught between ancestral traditions and the creeping influence of modernity. This comedy of manners explores themes of vanity, politeness, and the absurdity that arises when two vastly different worlds collide. As the picnic progresses from one charmingly awkward encounter to the next, it offers readers an enduringly clever examination of the human condition and the universal challenges of cross-cultural communication. With its elegant prose and timeless humor, "Honorable Picnic" remains a delightful classic of early 20th-century literature. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you may see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant. Read Less
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Good. Good condition. Acceptable dust jacket. A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains. Bundled media such as CDs, DVDs, floppy disks or access codes may not be included.
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Very Good. Very good hardcover. No dust jacket. Text is clean and unmarked. Pages are tanned. Covers show some shelf wear with rubbed corners. Bindings tight, hinges strong.; 100% Satisfaction Guaranteed! Ships same or next business day!
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Very Good. Very Good condition. Acceptable dust jacket. (japan, french fiction, tokyo ) A copy that may have a few cosmetic defects. May also contain light spine creasing or a few markings such as an owner's name, short gifter's inscription or light stamp.
Add this copy of The Honorable Picnic to cart. $27.00, like new condition, Sold by Old Scrolls Book Shop rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Stanley, NY, UNITED STATES, published 1955 by The Viking Press.
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Fine in Near Fine jacket. Book New York: The Viking Press, 1955. Re-issue. Fine/Near Fine. Clean green marbled boards with clean yellow spine, green title box on spine. No bumping or wear. Binding is tight & square, pages and edges are clean and bright. Red top-stained page edges. 319 pgs. Page decorations by Lorraine Combs. Clean bright dustjacket is unchipped, no tears, not price clipped, hint of fading to spine. Enclosed in new archival quality mylar cover. Re-issue (originally published in France, with first U.S. edition published in 1927) of a novel centering on a festive outing at a Tokyo resort-involves a worldly Swiss diplomat in pursuit of amorous diversion, and, ultimately, seven Japanese. Each sees the day's adventure in the light of irony, farce, whimsicality, high comedy, or tragedy. 8vo. Fiction.
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Very Good. Reissue. Cloth spine lightly soiled, spine ends and cover corners bumped and lightly worn, some small white marks on covers. Translation of *L'honorable Partie de Campagne* from the French by Leonard Cline. Decorations by Lorraine Combs.
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Good. First American edition. Good hardcover has no dust jacket has bumped corners and spine, smudged text edges. Translation of *L'honorable Partie de Campagne*. Decorations by Lorraine Combs.
