Confessions of a Yakuza
On my 2 hour commutes I managed to power through this biographical yarn of an old school Yakuza boss who got into the business at the age of 16 back in the early 1900s. "Confessions of a Yakuza", originally titled "A Gambler's Tale", written by the Japanese doctor Junichi Saga.Expressed as a narrative of reminiscent memories delivered to Dr. Saga who is looking after him in his old age, we get to see an interesting first person account not only of the Yakuza world, but also of the day to day life of ordinary Japanese before, during, and after the second world war. As in Korea and her Neigbours, I find the mundane details quite fascinating.
It definitely is not full of the type of Yakuza cliches presented in movies and comic books, and was a very interesting read.
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posted by Blight @ 12:09 AM
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I'm assuming that the 2 hours is 1 hour each way? Sounds like an interesting story.
Unfortunately it is sometimes 2 hours each way. Part of that time is travelling through San Francisco of course.
And you still love your job at Google? They must pay well.....
Yeah well given that, they also provide free transportation to and from work in limo buses that have wireless internet access!
So really, I can't complain.
However, if I wanted to, I should really complain to myself for moving into an apartment so far from work.
Is the book anything like Memoirs of a Geisha, which is over the same time period?
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