The Times Of Botchan Vol.2 (Paperback)

Jiro Taniguchi

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Language: English

Published by Ponent Mon, S.L., Castalla, 2006

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Paperback. The Meija era (1868-1912) was probably the most defining period in Japanese history. It was a time of massive change from the more traditional Takugawa era to a positioning of Japan in the modern world. This amazing 10-volume saga is a historical fiction that discusses the foundation of modern Japan. The solid script by Sekigawa explorse the period through an adult story whilst the art by Taniguchi portrays the material with exquisite and elegant detail. This is the fictionalized version of the life and times of Japanese author Natsume Soseki during an era of great change in Japan from the traditional Edo period into the modern Meiji period (1867 - 1912). Soseki is considered the Charles Dickens or Mark Twain of Japan. His image even appeared on the 1000 yen note for two decades. He is best known for his novel Botchan, on whose times this book is based, and the short I Am A Cat which is integrated into these pages. In this second volume the cat dies and Botchan is finally written. Taniguchi marries talent to a solid script by Sekikawa to create a fresco of Japanese society towards the end of the Meiji period as Japan was beginning to open up to the West. What could have been simply an illustrated textbook becomes, in these capable hands, a narrative for adults of great artistic and historical significance. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

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Title
The Times Of Botchan Vol.2 (Paperback)
Author
Jiro Taniguchi
Publisher
Ponent Mon, S.L., Castalla
Publication year
2006
Condition
new
Binding
Paperback
Language
English
ISBN 10
8496427099
ISBN 13
9788496427099
Illustrator
Jiro Taniguchi
Edition
2nd Edition

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