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Audrey Hepburn's Neck
Audrey Hepburn's Neck
Author: Alan Brown
"Alan Brown's first novel is a comic tale of sexual desire and bad manners set in contemporary Tokyo. Twenty-three-year-old cartoonist Toshi is obsessed with slim American women, and his best friend, an American named Paul, is obsessed with Japanese men. Toshi begins having an affair with Jane, his English teacher, who turns out to be insane; Pa...  more »
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ISBN: 371339
Publication Date: 1996
Pages: 290
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4 stars, based on 1 rating
Publisher: Pocket Books
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
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Helpful Score: 18
First book I've ever read written from a Japanese perspective. Very interesting. Like the comment made by Toshi's mother that Westerns are lighter skinned because we have more access to milk. We don't often get to hear such wives tales from the other side of the world.
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Subtle novel about growing up.
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If you liked the movie "Lost in Translation," you'll probably like this book. It's a dizzying view of young Japanese and Americans in Tokyo, with a family saga told in alternating chapters.


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