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Rental Person Who Does Nothing: A Memoir

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內容簡介 2018年從出版社離職後，森本祥司在妻子的支持下，決定出租自己來維生，但他什麼都不會做，只會靜靜陪在需求者身邊。沒想到他什麼都不做的出租活動在網路上逐漸引起討論，接到的案子也越來愈多，有人要他陪搭車、陪抓保可夢、陪抓姦…這形形色色的相遇裡，意外成就許多感動暖心的故事！森本祥司的故事甚至還被改編成日劇《什麼都不做的出租先生》，森本祥司說，在日本這個非用「自己在做什麼 從事什麼職業」來定義自己的社會，其實最需要的就是，什麼都不做，光是陪伴就能產生很大的力量。Today, I’m starting a ‘rent a person who does nothing‘ service . . . Except for very simple conversation, I’m afraid I can do nothing.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.

作者介紹

作者介紹 Shoji MorimotoShoji Morimoto was born in 1984. He began working as a rental person who does nothing in 2018 and has since been hired by more than 4,000 people. He’s been profiled by many media outlets worldwide and has written several books including Rental Person Who Does Nothing, which inspired a Japanese tv series. Morimoto lives in Japan with his wife and son.Angus TurvillAngus Turvill was a winner of the grand prize in the Shizuoka International Translation Competition, and he has received John Dryden and Kurodahan translation awards. His translations include Tales from a Mountain Cave, by the great humorist and anti-militarist Hisashi Inoue, and Heaven's Wind, a bilingual collection of stories by some of Japan's finest contemporary women writers.

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最佳賣點 : 《什麼都不做的出租先生》：「出租先生」森本祥司的真人真事與「什麼都不做」帶來的溫暖力量