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10KLRS
10KLRS by Allen Wayne Lindskoog
10KLRS. No that’s not code for some secret government project or some lifesaving or earth-destroying chemical compound. It’s the title of the debut book of Allen Wayne Lindskoog, an American original by way of Minneapolis, Minnesota, who has been living in Japan for nearly two decades.
10KLRS is propelled by two geographic nicknames, “The Land of 10,000 Lakes,” and “The Land of the Rising Sun,” whose concepts are comically skewered as Lindskoog lets it all hang out in his collection of episodes, narrative essays, and cultural observations as seen through the American looking glass about what it means to live in Japan and nearly becoming Japanese in the process.
The book goes beyond being just another ode to Japan. With 10KLRS, Lindskoog takes you to places you’ve never dreamed of going. Ready yourself to be regaled as Lindskoog plumbs the cultural depths with tales and experiences from which readers may glean the essences of Japanese culture and its people.
As both guinea-pig and cross-cultural guide, Lindskoog explains, contrasts, and sometimes stumbles upon topics related to daily living, cultural differences, social faux pas, along with other seemingly mundane day-to-day experiences.
10KLRS is as much for those who live or have lived in Japan as it is for a first time visitor or anyone with a general interest different cultures. Or for anyone who just wants to laugh at the absurdity of Lindskoog’s tales.
Allen Wayne Lindskoog is a Minnesota-born American, former New Yorker, Tokyo-based university English lecturer, avid blogger and cyclist. 10KLRS is his first book, ever.
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