Facing the Bridge

Name: Facing the Bridge
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ISBN: 9780811216906

ISBN-10: 081121690X

ISBN-13: 9780811216906

Edition: 2007

Authors: Yoko Tawada, Margaret Mitsutani

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From Japan to Vietnam to Amsterdam to the Canary Islands, these three new tales by master storyteller Yoko Tawada float between cultures, identities, and the dreamwork of the imagination. When he watched Michael Jackson's videos, every cell in Tamao's body started to seethe: he even felt his appearance begin to change. His friends all said plastic surgery was in bad taste. But didn't everyone harbor a secret desire for a new face? His own was as plain as a burlap sack, so he put it out of his mind and studied hard to compensate for how dull he looked. He told himself that fretting over one's appearance was a job for women. But deep down, doesn't every man who lacks confidence in his looks…

Book details

List price: $14.95
Copyright year: 2007
Publisher: New Directions Publishing Corporation
Publication date: 5/17/2007
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 192
Size: 5.20" wide x 6.90" long x 0.50" tall
Weight: 0.396
Language: English



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