David Hoenigman

Burn Your Belongings

David F. Hoenigman is the author of Burn Your Belongings (Jaded Ibis Press, 2010) and Squeal for Joy (Jaded Ibis Press, 2014). Heโ€™s an assistant professor at Meikai University and also writes for The Japan Times. Originally from Cleveland, Ohio, he has lived in Japan since 1998. Heโ€™s currently working on his third novel Man Sees Demon.

Hoenigman is the author of Burn Your Belongings

From the author

โ€œI knew that by its nature,ย Burn Your Belongingsย could be interpreted in many waysโ€”thatโ€™s what I wantedโ€”but the idea of it being critical of the Japanese is something that makes me very uncomfortable. I think most Americans are conformist, so I donโ€™t really feel Iโ€™m in a position to get on my high horse about it. What you picked up on is a feeling of distance from the rest of society: Iโ€™m trying to show self-discovery. The comments are always from an individualโ€™s point of view.โ€
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