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Hundred Yen Singer, The

Hundred Yen Singer, The

by Naomi Suenega (Author)

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    Paperback 2006

    $4.20
Synopsis

Meet Rinka Kazuki, The Kid from Kyushu, the pride of Kink Records. Rinka sings Enka to businessmen, housewives and lecherous pensioners at low rent venues for hundred yen notes. On the wrong side of thirty, with a treacherous agent, unscrupulous rivals and an unsupportive lover, the odds would seem stacked against her. But Rinka fights the good fight: her boundless optimism, a ruthless streak, and a wealth of Enka inspired wisdom will see her through the highs and lows of her relationships, the twilight world of the Enka, and the seedier parts of the Japanese entertainment industry.

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Format: Paperback
 Pages: 216
 Edition: Tra
 Publisher: Peter Owen
Published: 20 Oct 2006
ISBN 10: 0720612748
ISBN 13: 9780720612745

Media Reviews
Gets the reader right into the heart and soul of the protagonist as she battles with life' greatest problems.
As far removed from Memoirs of a Geisha as can be imagined...Suenaga's own experiences lend snap and crackle to this tale of feisty perseverence and she conjures some deftly drawn and amusing characters from this twilit world, intoxicated by the promise of stardom.
The Hundred-Yen Singer is a picaresque novel which aims to demonstrate the vibrancy of the popular and non-elite.
Suenaga takes the most unfashionable of Japan's art forms - emotive enka folk-song - and dresses it in a tale that's an unexpected treat.
Author Bio
Naomi Suenagais a formercartoonist s secretary, hostess, and enka singer. She is the author of Bara No Onigokko (Roses Playing Tag), Bonno Haitatsunin (The Troubled Delivery Man), and Ukarezakura (Floating Cherry Blossom).