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(More customer reviews)Although an obscure title this is definitely worth tracking down, especially if you have ever lived or spent time in Kobe. Saito was a failed dentist, a philanderer, a ballroom dancing enthusiast and a successful haiku poet. This book combines his poetry with short, idiosyncratic accounts of his life in a Kobe hotel during the war years. As the other residents of this hotel included an Egyptian butcher, various disreputable schemers and black market dealers, a draft dodger, and a gaggle of irrepressible prostitutes, there are some engaging episodes to enjoy. The portrait that emerges could also not be more in contrast with the militaristic/nationalistic atmosphere pervading the country at that time which Saito and the other residents couldn't have cared less about. Highly recommended.
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