Tendo, shoko, wilson, sean michael, morikawa, michiru. She currently lives in tokyo with her baby daughter, and is working on her second book, a lighthearted look at the life of a single mother. In this lively and inspiring adaptation by a rising star in the manga world, and with illustrations by a leading artist, shoko tendos powerful story has been recreated. With a visual manga version of shoko tendos memoir, readers can feel the emotions that shoko had gone through as a youngster up to an adult when she tries to make something of her life. Memoirs of a gangsters daughter 9781568364384 by tendo, shoko and a great selection of similar new, used and. In yakuza moon, we learn how shoko was the daughter of a yakuza boss. Memoirs of a gangsters daughter, which chronicles her life of delinquency, drug addiction. Youll see all the secrets bout yakuza and will know how hard it is when your family is a yakuza. She lives in tokyo with her young daughter and works as a freelance writer. Yakuza moon is shoko tendos first book and has been translated into more than a dozen languages. Memoirs of a gangsters daughter, which was published in the uk last month, became a surprise bestseller in japan in 2004, shining a light into a dark and little understood. Sean michael wilson has written a number of comic books and manga, including kis hagakure.
Tendo, the daughter of a yakuza mob boss, grew up in 1970s and 80s japan, living through the booms and busts of life on the wrong side of the law. Tendo lives in tokyo with her baby daughter and works as a freelance writer. Memoirs of a gangsters daughter by shoko tendo buy the book. Memoirs of a gangsters daughter shoko tendo, louise heal, miyazaki manabu yakuza moon is the shocking, yet intensely moving memoir of 37yearold shoko tendo, who grew up the daughter of a yakuza boss. The true story about yakuza and their lives told from yakuzas daughter pov. Yakuza moon is a heartrending and eyeopening account of her experiences growing up in japans gangster society. Comments are set to approval so that i may read them all book. There are many heartbreaking moments but theres also heartwarming moment in this book. He is also the editor of the groundbreaking collection ax.
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