Motions and Moments: More Essays on Tokyo

By Michael Pronko

Motions and Moments is the third book by Michael Pronko on the fluid feel and vibrant confusions of Tokyo life. These 42 new essays burrow into the unique intensities that suffuse the city and ponder what they mean to its millions of inhabitants.

Based on Pronko’s 18 years living, teaching and writing in Tokyo, these essays on how Tokyoites work, dress, commute, eat and sleep are steeped in insights into the city’s odd structures, intricate pleasures and engaging undertow.

Included are essays on living to size and loving the crowd, on Tokyo’s dizzying uncertainties and daily satisfactions, and on the 2011 earthquake. As in his first two books, this collection captures the ceaseless flow and passing flashes of life in the biggest city in the world with gentle humor and rich detail.

Gold Award Readers’ Favorite Non-Fiction Cultural (September 2016)
Gold Award Global E-Book Awards Travel Writing (August 2016)
Gold Award Non-Fiction Author’s Association (2016)
Gold Honoree Benjamin Franklin Digital Awards Independent Book Publishers Association (May 2016)
Winner Best Indie Book Award Non-Fiction (November 2016)
Silver Medal 2016 Independent Publisher Book Awards Best Adult Non-fiction Personal E-book (2016)
Indie Groundbreaking Book by Independent Publisher Book Review (April 2016)
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Finalist Travel: Guides & Essays 2016 International Book Awards (May 2016)
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