Beauty and The East.

THOUSAND Autumns of Jacob de Zoet, The (Book); CLOUD Atlas: A Novel (Book : Mitchell); BLACK Swan Green (Book); GHOSTWRITTEN (Book)

In this article the author discusses the work of David Mitchell, a British writer who has spent a great deal of time in Japan. The author praises Mitchell's writing ability, particularly his use of novelistic structure and form. A number of his fiction books are examined including "Cloud Atlas," "Black Swan Green," and "Ghostwritten." The central focus of the article is on Mitchell's 2010 publication "The Thousand Autumns of Jacob de Zoet," which tells the story of the Dutch in 17th century Japan. INSET: Mitchell's World.