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As it follows a Japanese housewife named Mariko Tanaka over the course of a year, The Secrets of Mariko transcends reportage to yield the kind of human insights we expect from literature. Meet Mariko, a cheerful, overscheduled woman who cares for three children, two aging parents, and an unresponsive husband. As readers watch Mariko take part in PTA meetings, bicker with her teenagers, and pursue independence through her part-time job, they come to see Mariko as someone whose dreams and disappointments mirror our own.
As it follows a Japanese housewife named Mariko Tanaka over the course of a year, The Secrets of Mariko transcends reportage to yield the kind of human insights we expect from literature. Meet Mariko, a cheerful, overscheduled woman who cares for three children, two aging parents, and an unresponsive husband. As readers watch Mariko take part in PTA meetings, bicker with her teenagers, and pursue independence through her part-time job, they come to see Mariko as someone whose dreams and disappointments mirror our own.
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Jordon Daniel
reviewed The Secrets of Mariko: A Year in the Life of a Japanese Woman and Her Family on January 12, 2014 The Secrets of Mariko
Elizabeth Bumiller has written a fascinating book about one year in the life of a contemporary Japanese family. She had extraordinary access to the family and worked with an interpreter.
I was a little surprised at how Bumiller inserted her own criticisms of the Japanese culture into the book, rather than just recording her observations. The central focus was on Mariko, the wife of the family, but Bumiller also explored the lives of the other family members, a husband, three children and Mariko's two aging parents.
The fascinating part was learning about the customs and mores of a middle class Japanese life in the late 20th century. The picture Bumiller painted was quite dark and unappealing to my Western sensibilities. I was able to warm up to the family members, but found nothing in their lives to envy.
I've always loved the Japanese artistic aesthetic - their fine and decorative arts - but found none of that in the daily life of these people. That was curious.
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