โ Scribed by M. Thomas Gammarino
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
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"From Susie Wong to Madame Butterfly to Miss Saigon: you might think that we've had enough of American men adventuring, scoring, and coming undone in the Far East. But you'd be wrong. Gammarino's Big in Japan is a shrewd and lively book, sharp-eyed and unsparing in its account of a young American's good and very bad moments overseas. The writing is wired and the ultimate judgement is merciless. It's seductive and it's devastating." --PF Kluge, author of Eddie and the Cruisers and Gone Tomorrow**
While playing to lackluster crowds in their hometown of Philadelphia, progressive rock band Agenbite clings to the comforting half-truth that they're doing better in Japan. When their manager agrees to send them over on a shoestring tour, though, they're swiftly forced to give up their illusions and return stateside.
All but one of them, that is.
Brain Tedesco, the band's obsessive-compulsive nerve center, has fallen in love with a part-time...
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