{"product_id":"9781937541163","title":"Turning Japanese","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMariNaomi’s newest graphic novel tours the mid-90’s US and Japanese illegal hostess bar scene and her own personal cultural awakening.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"The best comic about being Asian American in Japan. Like \u003ci\u003eFun Home \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003e Persepolis\u003c\/i\u003e , \u003ci\u003eTurning Japanese \u003c\/i\u003e is at once modest and grand. MariNaomi is a master of the small, intimate moments that build to a surprisingly emotional climax.\"— \u003cb\u003eJason Shiga\u003c\/b\u003e, Ignatz and Eisner Award–winner\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"In \u003ci\u003eTurning Japanese\u003c\/i\u003e , Mari's unflinching honesty, open heart, and hard-earned wisdom challenges us to embrace the unexpected detours that unfold in our own lives.\"— \u003cb\u003eYumi Sakugawa\u003c\/b\u003e, author of \u003ci\u003eYour Illustrated Guide to Becoming One with the Universe\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 1995, twenty-two-year-old Mari had just exited a long-term relationship, moving from Mill Valley to San Jose, California. Soon enough, she falls in love, then finds employment at a hostess bar for Japanese expats, where she is determined to learn the Japanese language and culture. \u003ci\u003eTurning Japanese \u003c\/i\u003e is a story about otherness, culture clashes, generation gaps, and youthful impetuosity.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003eMariNaomi \u003c\/b\u003e is the author and illustrator of the SPACE Prize-winning graphic memoir \u003ci\u003eKiss \u0026amp; Tell: A Romantic Resume\u003c\/i\u003e , \u003ci\u003eAges 0 to 22 \u003c\/i\u003e (Harper Perennial, 2011), the Eisner-nominated \u003ci\u003eDragon's Breath and Other True Stories \u003c\/i\u003e (2dcloud\/Uncivilized Books, 2014), and her self-published \u003ci\u003eEstrus Comics \u003c\/i\u003e (1998 to 2009). Her work has appeared in over sixty print anthologies, and has been featured on such websites as the \u003ci\u003eRumpus\u003c\/i\u003e , the \u003ci\u003eWeeklings\u003c\/i\u003e ,  \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Review of Books\u003c\/i\u003e , \u003ci\u003eMidnight Breakfast\u003c\/i\u003e , \u003ci\u003eTruthout\u003c\/i\u003e , \u003ci\u003eXOJane\u003c\/i\u003e , \u003ci\u003eBuzzfeed\u003c\/i\u003e , \u003ci\u003eBitch Media\u003c\/i\u003e , and more. Mari's work on the \u003ci\u003eRumpus\u003c\/i\u003e won a SPACE Prize and an honorable mention in Houghton Mifflin's \u003ci\u003eBest American Comics 2013\u003c\/i\u003e .\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"2dcloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47059663028464,"sku":"9781937541163","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781937541163_p0.jpg?v=1763660666","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781937541163","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}