In the province of the gods

Description:

A disabled foreigner in Japan--a society historically hostile to difference--Kenny Fries spins a tale of exciting, bewildering adventure. As he visits Japanese gardens, experiences Noh and butoh, and meets artists and scholars, he also discovers disabled gods, one-eyed samurai, blind chanting priests, and A-bomb survivors. When he is diagnosed as HIV-positive, all his assumptions about Japan, the body, and mortality are shaken, and he must find a way to re-enter life on new terms.

subjects: Gay men,  Travel,  American Authors,  People with disabilities,  Authors with disabilities,  Social conditions,  Gays with disabilities,  Biography,  Authors, american,  Japan, social conditions,  Fries, Kenny, 1960- -- Travel -- Japan,  Authors, American -- 21st century -- Biography,  Gays with disabilities -- United States -- Biography,  Gay men -- United States -- Biography,  Authors with disabilities -- United States -- Biography,  People with disabilities -- Japan -- Social conditions

People: Kenny Fries (1960-)

Places: United States,  Japan

Times: 21st century