December 1999 Issue [Article] The end of empire Adjust Share Inside the revolving door of dreams by Pico Iyer, This article is only available as a PDF to subscribers. Download PDF Tags 20th century Decolonization East Indians England Ethnic relations More from Pico Iyer Freedom from Choice By Pico Iyer, from A Beginner’s Guide to Japan, out this month from Knopf. Iyer, a British-American essayist and novelist, has lived in Nara, Japan, since 1992. Japan is the… I Told You When I Came I Was a Stranger Leonard Cohen’s first public musical performance Terrence Malick’s Song of Songs Does To the Wonder reveal a director lost in his own vision? Adjust Share