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Pico Iyer

Pico Iyer finds a link between Meryl Streep and Japan, via make-up (or the lack of it)

An excerpt from the acclaimed travel writer’s new book, ‘A Beginner’s Guide to Japan’, about the country where he has lived for 32 years.

Pico Iyer
· Oct 16, 2019 · 08:30 am
Pico Iyer’s new book rediscovers autumn (and Japan) against a backdrop of death and self-reflection

‘Autumn is the season when everything falls away,’ writes Pico Iyer in ‘Autumn Light’, a meditation on permanence and frailty.

Pico Iyer
· Apr 29, 2019 · 08:30 am