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: Paperback
Publisher: University of Wisconsin Press
Published: 12/23/2021
ISBN: 9780299314248
Pages: 216
Weight: 0.50lbs
Size: 8.20h x 5.10w x 0.60d