Mei

by Joel Vasquez

Overview

The story of Mei takes place in present day Tokyo, Japan. Mei, a young teenage girl struggles to understand the rejection of her father. She loves her older sister Kana who is referred to by their father as Sakura because of her beauty. After experiencing the disillusion of friends & the false promises of love, Mei spirals down into a world of solitude and seclusion. Kana then introduces Mei to an elderly man named Seiko, an ex-Yakuza member with an unknown past that may be linked to Mei. After meeting Seiko, Mei's world quickly dissolves when she blames herself for the tragedy that befalls her sister Kana, causing Mei to abruptly leave Japan and escape into a world of self-destruction.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9798855618143
Publisher:	Barnes & Noble Press
Publication date:	09/05/2023
Pages:	344
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.72(d)

About the Author

Joel currently resides in Los Angeles, California - where he continues to write several literary works of which Mei is his first publication. Having spent most of his years by himself, he found refuge and expression through writing. Composing everything from short stories, to poems, essays, and now a new journey towards novels. Joel writes solely from his own experiences, his view of the world, but most importantly, from his own private thoughts and uncompromised feelings. In his spare time Joel travels, believing that as we discover the world, we too discover ourselves. And to this day he continues to spend much of his time on his own - visiting and revisiting Japan…where he has found pieces of himself.