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Confessions of a Yakuza
Jun´ichi Saga
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Description for Confessions of a Yakuza
Paperback. "Previously published as The gambler's tale"--T.p. verso. Num Pages: 264 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BG; JKV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 184 x 115 x 19. Weight in Grams: 222.
This is the true story, as told to the doctor who looked after him just before he died, of the life of one of the last traditional yakuza in Japan. It wasn't a good' life, in either sense of the word, but it was an adventurous one; and the tale he has to tell presents an honest and oddly attractive picture of an insider in that separate, unofficial world. In his low, hoarse voice, he describes the random events that led the son of a prosperous country shopkeeper to become a member, and ultimately the leader, of a ... Read more
This is the true story, as told to the doctor who looked after him just before he died, of the life of one of the last traditional yakuza in Japan. It wasn't a good' life, in either sense of the word, but it was an adventurous one; and the tale he has to tell presents an honest and oddly attractive picture of an insider in that separate, unofficial world. In his low, hoarse voice, he describes the random events that led the son of a prosperous country shopkeeper to become a member, and ultimately the leader, of a ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Kodansha USA
Number of pages
264
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
Weight
221g
Number of Pages
264
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9781568365046
SKU
V9781568365046
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99-15
About Jun´ichi Saga
Dr. JUNICHI SAGA is a medical doctor with a general practice in Tsuchiura, Ibaraki Prefecture, on Lake Kasumigaura. He began taping his elderly patients' reminiscences about thirty years ago when he realized what a wealth of detail and information they contained. He has published numerous works of local history and ecology, two of which are available in English: Memories of ... Read more
Reviews for Confessions of a Yakuza
Vivid and accurate.
Los Angeles Times A wonderful storyteller with a variety of unusual experiences.
Washington Post Book World Packed with colorful details and insights, told straightforwardly without machismo or exaggeration... Important and entertaining.
Manoa This is the kind of ... Read more
Los Angeles Times A wonderful storyteller with a variety of unusual experiences.
Washington Post Book World Packed with colorful details and insights, told straightforwardly without machismo or exaggeration... Important and entertaining.
Manoa This is the kind of ... Read more