Tokyo Underworld
The fast times and hard life of an American Gangster in Japan
$40.40
- Paperback
352 pages
- Release Date
20 December 2006
Summary
In 1945, as part of the Occupation forces sent to postwar Japan, Nick Zappetti, a native of Italian East Harlem, entered a world as strange as any he had ever known. In postwar Tokyo, however, he realized there were certain opportunities.
He had a failed stint as a professional wrestler and participated in a fumbled (but famous) diamond heist. He was deported but managed to return with the assistance of the Mafia. Then Nick opened a pizza joint in what would be the center of Tokyo’s n…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781780330679 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1780330677 |
| Author: | Robert Whiting |
| Publisher: | Little, Brown Book Group |
| Imprint: | Constable |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 352 |
| Release Date: | 20 December 2006 |
| Weight: | 300g |
| Dimensions: | 198mm x 155mm x 25mm |
| Series: | Tom Thorne Novels |
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Whiting provides fascinating snapshots of a Tokyo outsiders seldom see, a world the Japanese would prefer to keep behind the screen.
Whiting provides fascinating snapshots of a Tokyo outsiders seldom see, a world the Japanese would prefer to keep behind the screen. - Time Magazine
This is an excellent book… An irreverent, subversive and entertaining yarn that enlightens readers about important aspects of Japanese history and the shadowy world of power. - The Japan TimesA fascinating look at some fascinating people who show how democracy advances hand in hand with crime in Japan.An eye-opening exploration of the complex world of Japanese organised crime. - Seattle TimesA fun book about a wretched character. - New York Times Book ReviewReads like a James Bond thriller yet manages intelligently to illuminate the seamy side of Japan’s postwar economic boom - Publisher’s WeeklyAbout The Author
Robert Whiting
Robert Whiting (1942- ) is an author and journalist who has written several successful books on contemporary Japanese culture. Whiting was born in New Jersey, grew up in California and graduated from Sophia University in Tokyo. He has lived in Japan 32 of the last 48 years and currently resides in Tokyo with his family.
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