Jeff Backhaus (Livres)

Jeff Backhaus Livres

Jeff Backhaus propose des récits aussi riches et variés que ses propres expériences de vie diverses. S'inspirant de son passé de cuisinier, directeur artistique et pilote professionnel, son écriture explore les textures et les saveurs inattendues de l'expérience humaine. Ayant vécu et travaillé en Corée avant de s'installer à New York, son œuvre franchit souvent les frontières culturelles et examine les nuances des lieux. Backhaus invite les lecteurs dans des voyages aussi peu conventionnels et captivants que son propre parcours aventureux.

Hikikomori and the Rental Sister

246pages
9 heures de lecture

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hikikomori, n. h?kik?'mo?ri; literally pulling inward; refers to those who withdraw from society. Inspired by the real-life Japanese social phenomenon called hikikomori and the professional “rental sisters” hired to help, Hikikomori and the Rental Sister is about an erotic relationship between Thomas, an American hikikomori, and Megumi, a young Japanese immigrant hiding from her own past. The strange, insular world they create together in a New York City bedroom and with the tacit acknowledgment of Thomas’s wife reveals three human hearts in crisis, but leaves us with a profound faith in the human capacity to find beauty and meaning in life, even after great sorrow. Mirroring both East and West in its search for healing, Hikikomori and the Rental Sister pierces the emotional walls of grief and delves into the power of human connection to break through to the world waiting outside. Named an Indie Next pick, an Amazon Best Book of the Month, one of Book Riot’s 5 to Watch, and an iBooks Store Editor’s Choice in hardcover.