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Confessions of a Yakuza: A Life in Japan's Underworld (utgåvan 1995)

av Junichi Saga, John Bester (Översättare)

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This is the true story, as told to the doctor who looked after him just before he died, of the life of one of the last traditional yakuza in Japan. It wasn't a good' life, in either sense of the word, but it was an adventurous one; and the tale he has to tell presents an honest and oddly attractive picture of an insider in that separate, unofficial world. In his low, hoarse voice, he describes the random events that led the son of a prosperous country shopkeeper to become a member, and ultimately the leader, of a gang organizing illegal dice games in Tokyo's liveliest'… (mer)

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Titel:	Confessions of a Yakuza: A Life in Japan's Underworld
Författare:	Junichi Saga
Andra författare:	John Bester (Översättare)
Info:	Kodansha International (1995), Paperback, 264 pages
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I really wanted to like this book, but it found it a bit dry, and I was a bit annoyed there were cuts made because they would be 'perplexing or tedious to the non-Japanese Reader', per the introduction. If I had finished the book, I may have found it to be more interesting, but life is too short for reading things that don't appeal to you.

TheDivineOomba | Mar 15, 2024 |

Engaging and interesting potted biography of a Yakuza boss in the first half of the 20th century. (

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thisisstephenbetts | Nov 25, 2023 |

A fascinating look at the underworld of Japan from one man's perspective, one of the last traditional gang bosses. His story starts back a little before 1907 and it goes up through his final days, all as told to his doctor over a number of months. The story progressed a little slower and more relaxed than most things that I usually read, but the ride was enjoyable. (

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sunfi | Nov 7, 2009 |

I picked this up in Narita airport and read it during the flight to Paris - a pretty easy read. A doctor tells the story of a late patient of his, who was a yakuza in his younger days. Less dramatic than I expected, but still pretty interesting. (

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tronella | Apr 14, 2008 |

Life in the early 20th Century underworld in Japan. (

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This is the true story, as told to the doctor who looked after him just before he died, of the life of one of the last traditional yakuza in Japan. It wasn't a good' life, in either sense of the word, but it was an adventurous one; and the tale he has to tell presents an honest and oddly attractive picture of an insider in that separate, unofficial world. In his low, hoarse voice, he describes the random events that led the son of a prosperous country shopkeeper to become a member, and ultimately the leader, of a gang organizing illegal dice games in Tokyo's liveliest'

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