Descending Stories: Showa Genroku Rakugo Shinju 2 (Paperback)

Haruko Kumota

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Language: English

Published by Kodansha America, Inc, New York, 2017

1632364700 / 9781632364708

Series: Book 2 of 10 - Descending Stories

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Paperback. Small-time crook Yotaro has never forgotten the rakugo tale "Shinigami," which the master Yurakutei Yakumo performed for Yotaro during his time in prison. After his release, he goes to Yakumo's theater and pleads to be made his apprentice. Yakumo reluctantly accepts, but Yotaro quckly finds the world of rakugo is complex, and grapples with a growing bond with Yakumo's ward, Konatsu, and reminders from his own inescapable past.PAST PROMISESAfter proving himself on stage, Yotaro has been fully accepted as Yakumo's apprentice and a member of his household. But taking in this brash young man forces Yakumo to confront his own past, and thepromises left unfulfilled to his late best friend and rival, Sukeroku. Yakumo decides to share a tale that begins not when he was adignified artist, but an orphan named Bon. Bon's history is also the history of fellow orphan Shin, a changing Japan in the face of war, and a woman named Miyokichi, who would hold the future in her elusive hands.A multi-generational human drama set in the world of rakugo, a traditional form of Japanese comedic storytelling, Descending Stories follows an ex-convict whose life is changed by his apprenticeship to a famed storyteller, and Konatsu, who yearns to perform rakugo but cannot because women are not permitted in the craft. A multi-generational human drama set in the world of rakugo, a traditional form of Japanese comedic storytelling, Descending Stories follows an ex-convict whose life is changed by his apprenticeship to a famed storyteller, and Konatsu, who yearns to perform rakugo but cannot because women are not permitted in the craft. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.…

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Title
Descending Stories: Showa Genroku Rakugo Shinju 2 (Paperback)
Author
Haruko Kumota
Publisher
Kodansha America, Inc, New York
Publication year
2017
Condition
new
Binding
Paperback
Language
English
ISBN 10
1632364700
ISBN 13
9781632364708
Series
Book 2 of 10: Descending Stories

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