WASTED LIFE BOOKS

About the Label

Take Kerouac or Burroughs. Before they were writers, they had a life—a raw existence. They simply transcribed that reality into words.

"Beat Literature" is often consumed as a mere fashion statement or celebrity cult, but to me, the truth is simpler.

It is a record of those who wasted their lives.
Call this the "Library of the Wasted."

Read in Japanese / 日本語で読む

例えばケルアック、バロウズ、彼らは作家である前に生き様があった。 そして、それを文字に起こした。彼らのタレント性ばかりがファッション的に消費されがちな「ビート文学」だが、 私はそういうことだと思う。

「人生を棒にふるった奴の記録」

"棒ふり文庫"とでも呼んでほしい。

Catalog

WASTED LIFE VOL.1

the rounds

/ saitoryohei

Language/English

Kindle Edition

Price: $2.99

A Japanese salaryman orchestrates a daring silent rebellion—cutting overtime and even his own greetings—to survive each monotonous workday. When his home feels more like a cage, and ordinary moments spark unsettling reflections, he seals his thoughts away—again and again. A darkly comic, deeply philosophical dive into Japanese corporate life, with echoes of Kerouac’s restlessness, Salinger’s sensitivity, and Bukowski’s grit. For anyone who’s ever felt suffocated by expectations—and wanted to laugh at it.

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