ISBN:
9780299314293
,
0299314294
Language:
English
Pages:
1 Online-Ressource
Series Statement:
Living out
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als Fries, Kenny, 1960- In the province of the gods
Keywords:
Fries, Kenny Travel
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Fries, Kenny - 1960-
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Fries, Kenny - 1960- - Travel - Japan
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People with disabilities Social conditions
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Authors with disabilities Biography
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Gay men Biography
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Gays with disabilities Biography
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Authors, American Biography 21st century
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Personnes handicapees - Japon - Conditions sociales
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Écrivains handicapes - États-Unis - Biographies
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Homosexuels masculins - États-Unis - Biographies
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Écrivains americains - 21e siecle - Biographies
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Travel
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People with disabilities - Social conditions
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Gays with disabilities
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Gay men
;
Authors with disabilities
;
Authors, American
;
Biographies
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BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / LGBT
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Gay disabled people
;
LGBTQ+ disabled people
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Authors, American - 21st century - Biography
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Gays with disabilities - United States - Biography
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Gay men - United States - Biography
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Authors with disabilities - United States - Biography
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People with disabilities - Japan - Social conditions
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TRAVEL / Asia / Japan
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SOCIAL SCIENCE / LGBTQ+ Studies / General
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autobiographies (literary works)
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Autobiographies
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BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / People with Disabilities
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Gay autobiographies
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LGBTQ+ autobiographies
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Autobiographies
;
Autobiographies
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Japan Description and travel
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United States
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Japan
;
Japon - Descriptions et voyages
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Autobiography
Abstract:
A disabled foreigner in Japan--a society historically hostile to difference--Kenny Fries spins a tale of exciting, bewildering adventure. As he visits Japanese 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 re-enter life on new terms
