The Kobe-Osaka area in 1983. A 33-year-old American drifter and Vietnam War veteran has just arrived in Japan seeking one more adventure and an escape from his past. A promiscuous, rebellious, 23-year-old Japanese woman has just returned from a two-year homestay in a Canadian mission, where she was sent by her parents to cure her suicidal behavior. A snobbish, upper-class, 22-year-old Japanese woman who cannot distinguish between fantasy and reality is about to graduate from university and enter the frightening world of adulthood. Three people searching for a place to belong. Three people dancing on a psychological highwire. Three people about to become enmeshed in a relationship that will change each of their lives forever.
<p>"Goes beyond the <i>gaijin</i> experience...evokes the rootlessness felt by young Japanese uncertain about their future."--The Japan Times
<p>"Crafted in excellent style and patiently honed...the Japanese characters are wholly convincing."--Kansai Time Out Magazine
Details
- Veröffentlicht am
- Jan 22, 2006
- Sprache
- English
- ISBN
- 9781411672956
- Kategorie
- Belletristik
- Copyright
- Alle Rechte vorbehalten - Standard-Urheberrechtslizenz
- Autoren/Mitwirkende
- Von (Autor): Robert W. Norris
Spezifikationen
- Seiten
- 209
- Bindung
- Paperback Paperback
- Farbe für den Innenteil des Buches
- schwarz & weiß
- Abmessungen
- US Trade (6 x 9 Zoll / 152 x 229 mm)