Drawn in 1971 and 1972, these stories expand Yoshihiro Tatsumi's prolific artist's vocabulary for characters contextualized by themes of depravity and disorientation in twentieth-century Japan.

Some of the tales focus on the devastation the country felt as a result of World War II: in one story a man devotes twenty years to preserving the memory of those killed at Hiroshima, only to discover a horrible misconception at the heart of his tribute. Yet, while American influence does play a role in the disturbing and bizarre stories contained within this volume, as always it is Tatsumi's characters that bear his hallmark, muddling through isolated despair and fleeting pleasure to live out their darkly nuanced lives.

Author: Yoshihiro Tatsumi
Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Drawn & Quarterly
Published: 04/10/2012
Pages: 224
Weight: 0.73lbs
Size: 8.72h x 6.47w x 0.55d
ISBN: 9781770460782

About the Author

Born in 1935, Yoshihiro Tatsumi, who has influenced generations of cartoonists, lives in Japan.