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The cover of Hiroshi Tamura's "The Homeless Junior High School Student." | Photo: (c) Wani Books |
Comedian’s autobiography on homeless childhood becomes record bestseller
Comedian Hiroshi Tamura’s autobiographical novel “The Homeless Junior High School Student” (Wani Books) has in the only two months that have passed since its Sept. 3 release sold more than 1 million copies, the Sports Daily reported Monday.
Now 28-year-old Tamura, member of the comedy duo Kirin, saw his family break up while he was still in junior high school, forcing Tamura to in periods spend his nights in public parks. The autobiography tells frankly about hardships Tamura went through, such as having to eat cardboard to survive, according to the Sports Daily.
His autobiographical novel, “The Homeless Junior High School Student,” has become the fastest selling non-fictional book in Japan on record, and the publisher is currently looking into sending an application to Guinness World Records for fastest selling non-fictional book ever, while bids for the rights to make screen adaptations and TV-series out of the novel are flooding in.
Tamura formed the comedy duo Kirin in 1999 with Kyoto native Akira Kawashima. The group was awarded the Kamigata Manzai award for best new act in 2005, and are now regularly appearing on several TV shows such as Odori, Wakatte Chodai and Umanade.
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