TY  - BOOK
AU  - Matayoshi, Naoki
TI  - Spark
SN  - 9781782275909
U1  - Fiction MAT-N 
PY  - 2019///
CY  - London
PB  - Pushkin Press
KW  - Fiction
KW  - Male friendship
KW  - Manners and customs
KW  - Self-doubt
KW  - Japan--Osaka
KW  - Comedians
KW  - Creative ability
N1  - The cult Japanese phenomenon - a hilarious, prizewinning bestseller about making it in manzai comedy tokunaga is a young comedian struggling to make a name for himself when he is taken under the wing of kamiya, who is either a crazy genius or perhaps just crazy. Kamiya's indestructible confidence inspires tokunaga, but it also makes him doubt the limits of his own talent, and dedication to manzai comedy. Spark is a story about art and friendship, about countless bizarre drunken conversations and how far it's acceptable to go for a laugh. A novel about comedy that's as moving and thoughtful as it is funny, it's already been a sensation in Japan
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