Kara-kun / Flip-kun

A two-part novel set in Hiroshima. In Kara-kun, a rascal in utero during the atom bomb's detonation is born with a mental deficiency. His hobby is disrupting rituals at the cathedral -- until he disappears after spoiling a Yakuza wedding. Flip-kun follows an expatriate from Utah as he is stalked through Hiroshima by Mormon "Hit-Missionaries," whose patriarchs have declared a western-style fatwa on his head... - "Tom Bradley would make Lafcadio Hearn reel with laughter, if not shake his head in wonder." - Lolita Lark, RALPH Magazine