Like a rakugo performer warming up an audience with opening banter from the stage, this beloved rakugo master responds to 69 prompts with essays on the everyday odds and ends of life — the fourth installment in the series. Exchanges with family and apprentices, tales from the dressing room and the road, his undying devotion to White Gyoza, and much more — each entry sure to draw a quiet chuckle or a knowing grin. Savor Ichinosuke's one-of-a-kind brand of "literary comedy."
