Life for Sale

Synopsis

“a propulsive, madcap story” (the new york times) about a salaryman who decides to put his life up for sale in the classifieds section of a tokyo newspaper after a botched suicide attempt. • "an outstanding writer not only of japan, but of the world. " —the atlanticafter salaryman hanio yamada puts his life up for sale, interested parties quickly come calling with increasingly bizarre requests. What follows is a madcap comedy of errors, involving a jealous husband, a drug-addled heiress, poisoned carrots—even a vampire.