Bicycle Days

Bicycle Days

First edition (US)
Author John Burnham Schwartz
Cover artist Scott Hunt
Country United States
Language English
Publisher Summit Books (US)
Heinemann (UK)
Publication date
1989
Media type Print
Pages 255
ISBN 0-671-66600-2

Bicycle Days is the debut novel by American author John Burnham Schwartz published in 1989 on his 24th birthday.[1] It began as an undergraduate thesis for Harvard's East Asian Studies department and became a critically acclaimed bestseller. It was inspired by his time living in Japan.[2]

Plot Introduction

The book follows Alec Stern as he arrives in Tokyo, newly graduated from Yale he starts a new job, living with a new family and the book follows him as he adapts to the culture, made far easier by his ability to speak Japanese...

Reception

Reviews were generally positive :

Publication history

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External links

Official website

References

  1. John Burnham Schwartz | Nantucket Book Festival Retrieved 2013-09-01.
  2. PW: 'Bicycle Days' Author Returns Retrieved 2013-09-01.
  3. rear cover, Minerva p/b edition, publ 1999, ISBN 0-7493-9132-4
  4. Bicycle Days: John Burnham Schwartz: 9780375702754: Amazon.com: Books Retrieved 2013-09-01.
  5. Picks and Pans Review: Bicycle Days : People.com Retrieved 2013-09-01.
  6. www.fantasticfiction.co.uk Retrieved 2013-09-01.
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