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True Tales from Borneo to Japan

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THE BOOKS

Award-winning literary fiction — including four Amazon bestsellers.

Water Drumming in the Soul

A Novel of Racy Love in the Heart of Africa

An Amazon bestseller of romantic fiction set in equatorial Africa, following Peace Corps volunteer David Fields in a remote village.

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Tokyo-ing!

Three Novellas

An Amazon bestseller exploring contemporary Tokyo — overwork culture, academia, and the collision of cultures in the modern metropolis.

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Asian Trail Mix

True Tales from Borneo to Japan

An Amazon bestselling travel essay collection spanning Laos, Vietnam, Borneo, Thailand, and Japan.

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Massage World

The Novel

A literary thriller following massage therapist Ingrid Swanson as she opens a legitimate spa amid competing criminal elements.

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Tennis Clubbed, Snubbed and Rubbity-Dub Dubbed

A Novel

Set in Yokohama, university lecturer David Adams navigates cultural tensions through tennis club politics and personal struggles.

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ABOUT
ERIC MADEEN

Eric Madeen is an award-winning literary fiction author with six published books, four of them Amazon bestsellers. His work has appeared in Time magazine, Asia Week, and other publications.

He holds an MFA in creative writing from San Diego State University and has taught as a senior associate professor at Tokyo City University and an adjunct professor at Keio University. A former Peace Corps volunteer in Gabon, he also worked as a copywriter for the Dentsu advertising agency.

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