Haruki Murakami's stories in graphic novel form for the first time!Haruki Murakami's novels,essays and short stories have sold millions of copies worldwide and been translated into dozens of languages. Now for the first time,many of Murakami's best-loved short stories are available in graphic novel form in English. Haruki Murakami Manga Stories 1 is the first of three volumes,which will present a total of 9 short stories from Murakami's bestselling collections. With their trademark mix of realism and fantasy,centering around Murakami's characteristic themes of loss,remorse and confusion,the four stories in this volume are:
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- "Super-Frog Saves Tokyo": A few days after an earthquake,Katagiri discovers a giant frog in this home. The frog promises to save Tokyo from another earthquake,but Katagiri must help him. Is this real,or is Katagiri dreaming "(This story has) such an engaging mix of realism and fantasy that it takes a while for you to realize what a sad undertow the story has and how much it says about Katagiri's solitary life,his feelings of powerlessness and his dread of another quake." -The New York Times
- "Where I'm Likely to Find It": A woman's husband goes missing so she hires detective. As the detective traces the man's whereabouts,he reflects on the meaning of his own life. "A searching Kafkaesque parable about disappearance,loss and coping."-Kirkus Reviews
- "Birthday Girl": A woman tells her friend the story of a surreal encounter she has on her twentieth birthday with the owner of the restaurant where she works,who grants her a wish.
- The Seventh Man: The story of a man scarred by the death of his childhood friend in a tsunami. "Although Murakami's style and deadpan humour are wonderfully distinctive,his emotional territory is more familiar-remorse,unresolved confusion,sudden epiphanies-though heightened by the surreal. In'The Seventh Man,'one of his saddest stories,the narrator recalls the wave that reared up during a freak storm and engulfed his childhood friend."-The Guardian
Publisher: Tuttle PublishingISBN: 9784805317648Number of pages: 144Weight: 652 gDimensions: 254 x 178 mm
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"This is a must-read for Murakami buffs and a quirky invitation into the writer's perspective and preoccupations for newcomers."-Publishers Weekly"(This story has) such an engaging mix of realism and fantasy that it takes a while for you to realize what a sad undertow the story has and how much it says about Katagiri's solitary life,his feelings of powerlessness and his dread of another quake." -The New York Times"For the first time,Murakami's renowned work is adapted into manga,and it is glorious! (...) There are three volumes scheduled to be published over the coming months,so keep your eye out for Murakami magic next year!"- Book Riot
Haruki Murakami
Japan's best-known novelist abroad and the author of many novels as well as short stories and non-fiction,includingThe Wind-Up Bird Chronicle,Kafka on the Shore,After Dark,1Q84,What I Talk About When I Talk About RunningandColorless Tsukuru Tazaki and His Years of Pilgrimage.
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