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A multi-generational human drama set in the world of rakugo, a traditional form of Japanese comedic storytelling, Descending Stories follows an ex-convict whose life is changed by his apprenticeship to a famed storyteller, and Konatsu, who yearns to perform rakugo but cannot because women are not permitted in the craft.

Descending Stories: Showa Genroku Rakugo Shinju

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      Publisher Kodansha America, Inc
      Published 31 December 2018
      ISBN-13 9781632366627
      978-1632366627
      ISBN-10 1632366622

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      Book Synopsis
      A multi-generational human drama set in the world of rakugo, a traditional form of Japanese comedic storytelling, Descending Stories follows an ex-convict whose life is changed by his apprenticeship to a famed storyteller, and Konatsu, who yearns to perform rakugo but cannot because women are not permitted in the craft.

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