Ōyama Shirō – A Man With No Talents (Book Review)

Hello,

I've made a youtube video about a Japanese book called 山谷崖っぷち日記, which was published in English as 'A Man With No Talents'. It is an autobiographical novel written by a man who would live for many years in the Tokyo neighbourhood of San'ya.

Has anyone read this book? Is it known to many Japanese people?

Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OAc9xkV5ECg