In the province of the gods / Kenny Fries.

A disabled foreigner in Japan--a society historically hostile to difference--Kenny Fries spins a tale of exciting, bewildering adventure. As he visits Japanese gardens, experiences Noh and butoh, and meets artists and scholars, he also discovers disabled gods, one-eyed samurai, blind chanting priest...

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Main Author: Fries, Kenny, 1960- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Madison, Wisconsin : The University of Wisconsin Press, [2017]
Series:Living out.
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505 0 |a Part 3. World. Survivals -- A pair of one-winged birds -- History being created, or What the leech child says -- Rare and uncommon beings -- Bubbling water -- My Japan -- Before and after -- Positive effects -- New stories in an ancient land -- Procession. 
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