A strip joint sets the scene for this moving collection of human-interest stories

In addition to the title story about Isamu and his tragicomic love for a stripper, this collection comprises six superlative short stories all set in a local strip joint. Includes "Kindling Hour in the Hollow of a False Tooth," about the tenebrous love between a detective and a stripper, and "The Tengu's Nose," in which a cultural asset, a tengu goblin mask, is used for an unexpected purpose.

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