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THE SALARYMAN SERIES
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THE SALARYMAN (book edition)
Second edition available soon in paperback and eBook formats.
English
Manga
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THE SALARYMAN (manga edition)
Short eBook comic based on the book.
日本の漫画
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アメリカン サラリーマン (漫画)
本に基づく短い電子ブック漫画エピソード。
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BOOK REVIEWS
COMING SOON! An American salaryman’s senryu poetry book
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Salarymanhood
Senryu are a type of traditional Japanese poem, similar to haiku with their three-line/17-syllable structure except they focus on human foibles rather than on nature. Salarymanhood distills the world depicted in Michael Thuresson’s book, The Salaryman, into 50 manga-illustrated, original senryu. Each poem is in both English and Japanese, and shows real-life Japan situations such as:
How a nosy Japanese neighbor guesses that Michael is unemployed by a change in the beer cans he puts in the recycling bin
The way a certain type of Japanese summer businesswear causes unruly reactions from a certain part of the male anatomy
A surprising discovery during a stay at a cheap business hotel that was converted from a love hotel
Illustrated by manga artist Kazuhiro Yoshida and translated by the Japanese comedian Meshida, this poetry book is a must-have for anyone looking to laugh and learn about life in Japan.
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Meet Michael Thuresson
Author of books, manga and more
Michael Thuresson is based in Tokyo and hails from Chicago. He was a journalist in Los Angeles before he moved to Japan and became a Tokyo white-collar warrior in 2008. His first book, The Salaryman, was the result of that experience.
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