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(*)(trans. by Tom Gill) (★)(1.Saya´s mother always told her ´Whatever you do, don´t go with a gambler,´ but when she takes work in an investment consultancy firm and meets Bogey, a charismatic older man with money and a passion for gambling, her mother´s advice is quickly forgotten. Saya embarks on an intense love affair, throwing herself wholeheartedly into a world of late-night parties, expensive clothes and friendships with the extravagant players in Tokyo´s seedy underworld, but she soon comes to realize the emptiness of their life together -their happiness governed by the rise and fall of Tokyo´s economy, the betrayal of his many affairs, and the boredom and dissatisfaction of being kept as a trophy with no voice and no life of her own. Yokomori´s Tokyo is a city riding on the wave of excess, while an undercurrent of corruption is beginning to surface in the society that´s slipping away from its roots and losing its center. ´Tokyo Tango´ is a complex modern love story that tells an age-old story of forbidden love, brought to life under the bright lights of a city in the grip of change. 2.Rika Yokomori has published over thirty-five books in the last fourteen years, running through novels, essays, travel writing, reportage and female-oriented self-help books. She is a frequent contributor to newspapers and magazines in Japan.) |
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