Angry White Pyjamas
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Angry White Pyjamas by Robert Twigger
Adrift in Tokyo, translating obscene rap lyrics for giggling Japanese high school girls, thirtynothing Robert Twigger comes to a revelation about himself: He has never been fit nor brave. Guided by his roommates, Fat Frank and Chris, he sets out to cleanse his body and mind. Not knowing his fist from his elbow, the author is drawn into the world of Japanese martial arts, joining the Tokyo Riot Police on their yearlong, brutally demanding course of budo training, where any ascetic motivation soon comes up against bloodstained white pyjamas and fractured collarbones. In Angry White Pyjamas, Twigger blends, the ancient with the modern--the ultratraditionalism, ritual, and violence of the dojo (training academy) with the shopping malls, nightclubs, and scenes of everyday Tokyo life in the 1990s--to provide a brilliant, bizarre glimpse of life in contemporary Japan.
Adrift in Tokyo, thirtynothing Robert Twigger came to a revelation about himself: He had never been fit or brave. Guided by his roommates, he set out to cleanse his body and mind. Not knowing his fist from his elbow, the author is sucked into the world of Japanese martial arts and joins the Tokyo Riot Police on their year-long, brutally demanding course of budo training, where any ascetic motivation soon comes up against blood-stained white pyjamas and fractured collarbones. In this entertaining book, Twigger blends the ancient with the modern--the ultratraditionalism, ritual, and violence of the dojo (training academy) with the shopping malls, nightclubs, and scenes of everyday Tokyo life in the 1990s--to provide a brilliant, bizarre glimpse of contemporary Japan.Adrift in Tokyo, thirtynothing Robert Twigger came to a revelation about himself: He had never been fit or brave. Guided by his roommates, he set out to cleanse his body and mind. Not knowing his fist from his elbow, the author is sucked into the world of Japanese martial arts and joins the Tokyo Riot Police on their year-long, brutally demanding course of budo training, where any ascetic motivation soon comes up against blood-stained white pyjamas and fractured collarbones. In this entertaining book, Twigger blends the ancient with the modern--the ultratraditionalism, ritual, and violence of the dojo (training academy) with the shopping malls, nightclubs, and scenes of everyday Tokyo life in the 1990s--to provide a brilliant, bizarre glimpse of contemporary Japan.Robert Twigger, author of Angry White Pyjamas and Big Snake, was born in 1964 and attended Oxford University, where he was awarded the Newdigate Poetry Award. In 1991, he traveled to Japan to study traditional martial arts and complete the Tokyo riot police course. Twigger trained as a bullfighter in Europe, went seeking for real zombies in Haiti, and covered chain gangs in Arizona for the Daily Telegraph in 1996. He spent four months in Indonesia in 1997 seeking to capture the world's longest snake. After numerous difficulties and adventures, his crew was able to capture a python of 26 feet in length, which is probably certainly a world record for a snake in captivity.
He is a regular contributor to Esquire, Maxim, the Daily Telegraph, and the Financial Times, in addition to writing books. He is based in London.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780688175375 |
| ISBN 10 | 0688175376 |
| Titel | Angry White Pyjamas |
| Autor | Robert Twigger |
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| Bindungsart | Paperback |
| Verlag | It Books |
| Erscheinungsjahr | 2000-03-22 |
| Seitenanzahl | 320 |
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