I Called Him Necktie

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Synopsis
&“Probe[s] deeply below the surfaces of familiar Japanese stereotypes . . . A compassionate and insightful story of dysfunction, despair and friendship&” (Ruth Ozeki, award-winning author of A Tale for the Time Being). Twenty-year-old Taguchi Hiro has spent the last two years of his life living as a hikikomori—a shut-in who never leaves his room and has no human interaction—in his parents&’ home in Tokyo. As Hiro tentatively decides to reenter the world, he spends his days observing life around him from a park bench. Gradually, he makes friends with Ohara Tetsu, a middle-aged salaryman who has lost his job but can&’t bring himself to tell his wife, who shows up every day in a suit and tie to pass the time on a nearby bench. As Hiro and Tetsu cautiously open up to each other, they discover in their sadness a common bond. Regrets and disappointments, as well as hopes and dreams, come to the surface until both find the strength to somehow give a new start to their lives. This beautiful novel is moving, unforgettable, and full of surprises. The reader turns the last page feeling that a small triumph has occurred. &“The best of the best from this year&’s bountiful harvest of uncommonly strange offerings . . . Deeply original.&” —O, The Oprah Magazine &“Exceptional . . . In today&’s less-than-brave new world in which sincere human interaction is disappearing even as the numbers of so-called &‘friends&’ are multiplying, Necktie is a piercing reminder to acknowledge, nurture, and share our humanity.&” —BookDragon &“The quiet reflection of this jewel of a novel is revelatory, redemptive and hypnotic until the last word.&” —Kirkus Reviews
Copyright:
2014

Book Details

Book Quality:
Publisher Quality
Book Size:
133 Pages
ISBN-13:
9781939931160
Related ISBNs:
9781939931146
Publisher:
New Vessel Press
Date of Addition:
Copyrighted By:
Sheila Dickie, Milena Michiko Flasar
Adult content:
No
Language:
English
Has Image Descriptions:
No
Categories:
Literature and Fiction
Submitted By:
Bookshare Staff
Usage Restrictions:
This is a copyrighted book.
Translator:
Sheila Dickie

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