I recently finished this book after getting it from Just
Books. I didn’t realize it was a manga book (an adult version of a cartoon,
mainly from Japan) until I got it, but I read it nonetheless.
The author is a Japanese man who speaks neither English nor
Hindi. He decides to come to New Delhi India and try to sell manga, which
pretty much doesn’t exist, and all the hilarity that ensues. He actually lives
in Delhi and goes about getting a book published and struggles to get the idea
to catch on.
This is a great book for those who understand how things
work in India. I found myself laughing because it reminded me so much of when
we landed up in India to live. The difference was being married to an Indian
who speaks Hindi, having common sense, and understanding the culture. You can
almost predict how much trouble and nonsense this guy is going to get into just
because of how innocent he is. India is just not a place for the naive.
You have to give this guy credit for taking a huge leap of
faith. In the end, he doesn’t achieve his goals, but still ends up with some
pretty huge bragging rights. Hats off Yukichi Yamamatsu.
Verdict: Read it.
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