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Author:

Morimoto, Shoji, author.

Title:

Rental person who does nothing : a memoir / Shoji Morimoto ; translated by Don Knotting.

Publisher:

Hanover Square Press,

Copyright Date:

2024

Description:

186 pages : illustrations ; 19 cm.

Subject:

Morimoto, Shoji.
Interpersonal relations--Japan.
Social service--Japan--21st century.
Social psychology--Japan--21st century.
Loneliness--Japan--21st century.
Japan--Social life and customs--21st century.

Other Authors:

Knotting, Don, translator.

Other Titles:

'Rental nanmo shinai hito' to iu service wo hajimemasu. English

Contents:

Doing nothing -- Showing no individuality -- A rental person day -- Not getting too close -- Not being tied down by money -- Not resisting AI -- Instead of an afterword.

Summary:

"Shoji Morimoto was constantly being told that he was a 'do-nothing' because he lacked initiative. Dispirited and unemployed, it occurred to him that if he was so good at doing nothing, perhaps he could turn it into a business. And with one tweet, he began his business of renting himself out to do nothing. Morimoto, aka Rental Person, provides a fascinating service to the lonely and socially anxious. Sitting with a client undergoing surgery, accompanying a newly-divorced client to her favourite restaurant, visiting the site of a client's suicide attempt are just a few of his thousands of true life adventures. He is dependable, non-judgmental and committed to remaining a stranger and the curious encounters he shares are revelatory about both Japanese society and human psychology. In Rental Person Who Does Nothing, Morimoto chronicles his extraordinary experiences in his unique line of work and reflects on how we consider relationships, jobs and family in our search for meaningful connection and purpose in life"--Publisher's description.

ISBN:

9781335017536
1335017534

OCLC:

(OCoLC)1402810620

Locations:

GBPF771 -- Ankeny Kirkendall Public Library (Ankeny)

TCPG826 -- Bettendorf Public Library Information Center (Bettendorf)

SAPG074 -- Cedar Falls Public Library (Cedar Falls)

TYPH572 -- Cedar Rapids Public Library (Cedar Rapids)

DBPE173 -- Clear Lake Public Library (Clear Lake)

XXPH787 -- Council Bluffs Public Library (Council Bluffs)

JSPB572 -- Ely Public Library (Ely)

GOPG641 -- Marshalltown Public Library (Marshalltown)

GDPF771 -- Urbandale Public Library (Urbandale)

SFPH074 -- Waterloo Public Library (Waterloo)