In the Province of the Gods

Kenny Fries embarks on a journey of profound self-discovery as a disabled foreigner in Japan, a society historically hostile to difference. As he visits gardens, experiences Noh and butoh, and meets artists and scholars, he also discovers disabled gods, one-eyed samurai, blind chanting priests, and A-bomb survivors. When he is diagnosed as HIV positive, all his assumptions about Japan, the body, and mortality are shaken, and he must find a way to reenter life on new terms.

Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: University of Wisconsin Press
Published: 09/19/2017
ISBN: 9780299314200
Pages: 216
Weight: 0.85lbs
Size: 8.60h x 5.60w x 0.70d

Review Citations: Kirkus Reviews 07/15/2017
Foreword 07/26/2017