Stranger in the Shogun's City: A Japanese Woman and Her World is a biographical book by Amy Stanley which was published on July 14, 2020 by Charles Scribner's Sons. [1]
The book is about the history of Tokyo at half of nineteenth century and also the story of a discontented and rebellious woman who sacrificed everything for being there. Stranger in the Shogun's City follows her from childhood through three marriages and a famine, recreating herself in the city. [2]
Caroline Spalding of The Yorkshire Times wrote "Stranger in the Shogun’s City affirms its value as both an historical account and an enchanting story.". [6] Kathryn Hughes of The Guardian wrote "Stanley works hard throughout this compelling book to make Tsuneno into a feminist heroine, a brilliant girl born ahead of her time". [7] The book has been reviewed by Maura Elizabeth Cunningham of The Wall Street Journal, [8] Paul Kreitman of Los Angeles Review of Books, [9] June Teufel Dreyer of Sankei Shimbun, [10] Lesley Downer of The Times Literary Supplement, [11] Richard Lloyd Parry of The Times, [12] David Chaffetz of Asian Review of Books, [13] Rebecca Corbett of Johns Hopkins University, [14] Marjoleine Kars of The Washington Post. [15]