Review of Autumn Light -Japan’s Season Of Fire And Farewells

Pico Iyer’s meditation on autumn, a love letter to Japan

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Pico Iyer’s Autumn Light: Season of Fire and Farewells reads like a love letter to the country that Iyer calls home for several months each year. Married to Hiroko, a native of Kyoto who walked out of a traditional marriage with her two kids decades ago, Iyer has lived…