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The Irish-Greek wanderer who became Japan’s foremost folklore chronicler

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The intrepid English adventurer who inspired the hit series FX's Shogun

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Japanese Whisky

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Proletariat Girls’ Literature

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Thomas Lockley follows the life of a slave-turned-elite in his latest book