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The Tales of Ron-San or an American in Nagoya

The Tales of Ron-San or an American in Nagoya

Michael Yarbrough

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Xlibris US
Año de edición:
2019
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Ficción moderna y contemporánea
ISBN:
9781796059205
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Relationships are a kind of politics. The Japanese statesman attempts to rule by consensus in accord with the Confucian ideal of harmony. Ron is an artist, an occasional English teacher, and a male courtesan in a Japanese host club.His factions are his wife-of-convenience, Aoi, the daughter of host club owners, and Sachiko, friend, model and occasional lover. When Aoi transgresses the terms of their informal consensus can these three do their duty?

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