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between 20 December 1929 and February 16, 1930, this vibrant novel uses unorthodox, kinetic literary techniques to reflect the raw energy of Asakusa, seen through the eyes of a wandering narrator and the cast of mostly female juvenile delinquents who show him their way of life.
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The original newspaper serialization was incomplete. Only chapters 1 through 37 were published in
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mixed with revue dancers and famous authors. Originally serialized in a Tokyo daily newspaper
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describes the decadent allure of this entertainment district, where beggars and teenage
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The first translation of this novel was into German by Richmod Bollinger in 1999, as
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Meiko Shimon in Brazil translated the novel into Portuguese as
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The Italian translation by Constantine Pes, was published as
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