A Drifting Life
- Format: Paperback
- Språk: Engelsk
- Sjangere: Biografi, Dokumentar og Fakta
- Slippdato: 25. jun. 2009
- Forlag: Drawn & Quarterly
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The epic autobiography of a manga master
Acclaimed for his visionary short-story collections The Push Man and Other Stories, Abandon the Old in Tokyo, and Good-Bye--originally created nearly forty years ago, but just as resonant now as ever--the legendary Japanese cartoonist Yoshihiro Tatsumi has come to be recognized in North America as a precursor of today's graphic novel movement. A Drifting Life is his monumental memoir eleven years in the making, beginning with his experiences as a child in Osaka, growing up as part of a country burdened by the shadows of World War II.
Spanning fifteen years from August 1945 to June 1960, Tatsumi's stand-in protagonist, Hiroshi, faces his father's financial burdens and his parents' failing marriage, his jealous brother's deteriorating health, and the innumerable pitfalls that await him in the competitive manga market of mid-twentieth-century Japan. He dreams of following in the considerable footsteps of his idol, the manga artist Osamu Tezuka (Astro Boy, Apollo's Song, Ode to Kirihito, Buddha)--with whom Tatsumi eventually became a peer and, at times, a stylistic rival. As with his short-story collection, A Drifting Life is designed by Adrian Tomine.
SKU | 9781897299746 |
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Vekt (Kg) : | 1.330000 |
Opprinnelsesland : | USA |
Serie | Gekiga Hyoryu |
Forfattere | Yoshihiro Tatsumi |
Sjanger | Biografi, Dokumentar og Fakta |
Format | Paperback |
Aldersgruppe | Voksen |
Avansert Format | Paperback |
Språk | Engelsk |
Illustrasjoner | black and white illustrations throughout |
Utgiver | Drawn & Quarterly |
Antall Sider | 840 |