| Edition |
First edition. |
| Description |
234 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm. |
| Series |
The complete mature works of Yoshiharu Tsuge ; volume 1 |
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Tsuge, Yoshiharu, 1937-
Complete mature works of Yoshiharu Tsuge ; 1.
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| Note |
Reads from right to left. |
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Translated from the Japanese. |
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Location from publisher website. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references. |
| Contents |
The phony warrior (August 1965) -- Watermelon sake (October 1965) -- Destiny (December 1965) -- An unusual painting (January 1966) -- The swamp (February 1966) -- Chirpy (March 1966) -- Mushroom hunting (April 1966) -- The secondhand book (September 1966) -- A strange letter (December 1966) -- The ninjess (December 1966) -- Handcuffs (December 1966) -- Gerkiga's new frontier: the uneasy rise of Yoshiharu Tsuge -- essay by Mitsuhiro Asakawa. |
| Summary |
"Yoshiharu Tsuge is one of the most influential and acclaimed practitioners of literary comics in Japan. The Swamp collects work from his early years, showing a major talent coming into his own. Bucking the tradition of mystery and adventure stories, Tsuge's fiction focused on the lives of the citizens of Japan. These mesmerizing comics, like those of his contemporary Yoshihiro Tatsumi, reveal a gritty, at times desperate postwar Japan, while displaying Tsuge's unique sense of humor and point of view. 'Chirpy' is a simple domestic drama about expectations, fidelity, and escape. A couple purchase a beautiful white bird with a red beak. It is said that the bird will grow attached to its owners and never fly away. While the girlfriend is working as a hostess, flirting with men for money, the boyfriend decides to draw a portrait of the new family member, and disaster strikes. In 'The Swamp', a simple rural encounter is charged with sexual tension that is alluring but also fraught with danger. When a young woman happens upon a wing-shot goose, she tries to calm it then suddenly snaps its neck. Later, she befriends a young hunter and offers him shelter, but her motivations remain unclear, especially when the hunter notices a snake in the room where they'll both be sleeping."--Provided by publisher. |
| Subject |
Japan -- Social conditions -- 21st century -- Comic books, strips, etc.
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Japan -- Social life and customs -- 21st century -- Comic books, strips, etc.
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Social conditions. (OCoLC)fst01919811
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Manners and customs. (OCoLC)fst01007815
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Japan. (OCoLC)fst01204082
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| Chronological Term |
2000-2099
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| Genre/Form |
Graphic novels.
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Psychological comics. (OCoLC)fst02007234
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Comics (Graphic works) (OCoLC)fst01921613
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Graphic novels. (OCoLC)fst01726630
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Psychological comics.
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| Added Author |
Asakawa, Mitsuhiro, editor, writer of supplementary textual content.
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Holmberg, Ryan, translator, editor.
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| ISBN |
9781770463844 (hardback) |
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1770463844 (hardback) |
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