Salarymanhood
A bilingual illustrated comedy book about Japan’s working world.
Created by veteran American salaryman Michael Thuresson, Salarymanhood turns a decade inside Japan’s working world into 50 illustrated senryu poems about meetings, trains, drinking, hierarchy, toilets, office naps, and the strange rituals of salaryman life.
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Choose the easiest Amazon edition, a premium direct-print edition, or a Japan gift/event option.
Amazon Paperback Edition
The easiest way to buy Salarymanhood worldwide.
$24.99/~¥3,000
Premium Direct-Print Editions
Higher-quality direct-print editions with heavier paper, sharper graphics, and gift-quality formats.
United States
Premium direct-print editions from Mixam USA:
Premium Paperback
$34.99
80 lb satin text / 80 lb satin cover
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Premium Hardcover
$49.99
100 lb satin interior paper
UK
Premium direct-print edition from Mixam UK:
Premium Hardcover
£37.00
170 gsm silk interior paper
Germany
Premium direct-print edition from Mixam Germany:
Premium Paperback
€29.99
135 g/m² Matt
Japan Gift & Event Editions (coming soon)
Premium Japan-printed paperbacks for gifts, events, book clubs, and comedy show giveaways.
Japan gift paperback
A premium Japan-printed paperback edition of Salarymanhood, produced on heavier satin paper and shipped directly through Mixam Japan.
¥4,800 shipped in Japan
This Japan edition is manually processed by the author and printed/shipped by Mixam Japan.
Japan Bulk & Event Orders
The same premium Japan-printed paperback, for gifts, office events, book clubs, and comedy events.
3 copies — ¥13,500
5 copies — ¥21,000
10 copies — ¥39,000