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The Road Through Miyama

by Leila Philip · 1989

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The American author recounts her 2-year apprenticeship in the pottery village of Miyama, Japan.

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traveltravelMore like thisLess of thisbiographybiographyMore like thisLess of this
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JapanJapanMore like thisLess of this
Audience
adult
Length
medium · 264 pages

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