Toraware (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781411672956)

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.

"Goes beyond the gaijin experience...evokes the rootlessness felt by young Japanese uncertain about their future."--The Japan Times

"Crafted in excellent style and patiently honed...the Japanese characters are wholly convincing."--Kansai Time Out Magazine

Author: Robert W. Norris
ISBN-10: 141167295X
ISBN-13: 9781411672956
Publisher: Lulu Press
Language: English
Published: 01/22/2006
Pages: 210
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.63lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.48d