San'Ya Blues
Laboring Life in Contemporary Tokyo
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Word Count
65,500 words, Guess
Page Count
262 pages
Physical Format
Hardcover
Identifiers
- Open LibraryOL7848195M
- ISBN-139780801432477
- ISBN-100801432472
- OCLC Control Number34473355
- OCLC Control Numbersanyablueslabori00fowl
and 3 more
- Library of Congress Control Number96013898
- Goodreads3144683
- LibraryThing2510666
Classifications
- LCCHD5854.2.J3F68 1996
Description
Over the years, Edward Fowler, an American academic, became a familiar presence in San'ya, a run-down neighborhood in northeastern Tokyo. Working as a day laborer himself, Fowler kept a diary of his experiences. The resulting oral histories, juxtaposed with Fowler's narrative and diary entries, bring to life a community on the margins of contemporary Japan.
First Sentence
San'ya is the largest of several Tokyo yoseba, or gathering places for casual laborers who get work off the street.
Subjects
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- San'Ya Blues: Laboring Life in Contemporary Tokyo
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