In The Province Of The Gods

Author: Kenny Fries

Stock information

General Fields

  • : $49.95 AUD
  • : 9780299314200
  • : Univ of Wisconsin Press
  • : Univ of Wisconsin Press
  • :
  • : 0.85
  • : September 2017
  • : 0.75000mm X 6.00000mm X 9.75000mm
  • :
  • : 44.95
  • : October 2017
  • :
  • :
  • : books

Special Fields

  • :
  • :
  • : Kenny Fries
  • : Living Out: Gay and Lesbian Autobiographies
  • : Hardcover
  • : 0917
  • :
  • : English
  • : 818/.5403
  • :
  • : 2017010427
  • :
  • :
  • :
  • :
  • :
  • :
  • :
  • :
  • :
Barcode 9780299314200
9780299314200

Local Description

October 2017

Description

Kenny Fries embarks on a journey of profound self-discovery as a disabled foreigner in Japan, a society historically hostile to difference. As he visits gardens, experiences Noh and butoh, and meets artists and scholars, he also discovers disabled gods, one-eyed samurai, blind chanting priests, and A-bomb survivors. When he is diagnosed as HIV positive, all his assumptions about Japan, the body, and mortality are shaken, and he must find a way to reenter life on new terms.