THE SALARYMAN SERIES
THE SALARYMAN (book edition)
Book is available in paperback and eBook formats.
English
Manga
THE SALARYMAN (manga edition)
Short eBook comic based on the book.
日本の漫画
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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COMING SOON! An American salaryman’s senryu poetry book
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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