The apprenticeship of Big Toe P
By: Rieko Matsuura ; translated by Michael Emmerich.
Contributors: Emmerich, Michael.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Kodansha International; Distributed in the United States by Kodansha America
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Tokyo; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 447
ISBN-13: 9784770031167
Work titles: Oyayubi P no shugyō jidai.
Description: This is a sort of coming-of-age story--a modern-day fairy tale--about a young Japanese woman who wakes up one afternoon to discover her big toe has turned into a penis. In coming to terms with her new organ, she is forced to reconsider her body, her sexuality and her life.
Notes: "Originally published in Japanese in 1993 by Kawade Shobo Shinsha, Tokyo."