Jimmer's Day in the Life: A Tiny Novel of Korea and Japan
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Jimmer's Day in the Life: A tiny novel of Korea and Japan is a hilarious, fast-paced romp through the wacky world of English teachers, their students, and an oddball cast of foreigners and locals who make their home in the Far East. During a long summer weekend, three English instructors living in Korea set sail for Japan to get a much-coveted teaching visa. On the way, these voyagers make music on Pusan, South Korea's notorious Texas Street -- a haven for bar girls, Russian sailors, and salarymen -- go searching for love in Fukuoka's Tenjin nightlife district with an eclectic group of international Olympic swimmers, and struggle to find some cultural common ground with their hosts in both countries. More than just a road trip novel, the author also explores the tragic and interconnected history of Korea and Japan, co-hosts for the 2002 FIFA World Cup soccer games. Ride along for the laughs, armchair cultural and historical insights, and adventures aplenty in this whimsical, whirlwind tour through two of the oldest and most fascinating countries in the Orient.
About the Author
James Strohmaier is a visiting professor teaching English and international relations at Pusan National University in the southern port city of Pusan, South Korea. The author has been a columnist writing on Korean culture, history, and other goings-on for PusanWeb, a popular Internet information and cultural exchange site based in Pusan.
Jimmer's Day in the Life: A Tiny Novel of Korea and Japan,James Strohmaier,Dong-Woo Publishing Company,8987753115,Asia,English as a Second Language,Fiction,Fiction / Humorous,Humorous,Japan,Korea,Teachers
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