A DRIFTING LIFE
Author(s): TATSUMI YOSHIHIRO
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.
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Praise for Yoshihiro Tatsumi:
"In the hands of a talent like Tatsumi . . . hidden worlds are excavated and dark corners of the human condition illuminated." --"Bookforum
""His nakedly personal work, created when the medium was predominantly impersonal, made Tatsumi unique in Japan and around the world." --"Print"
General Fields
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- : Drawn and Quarterly
- : UNKNOWN
- : 1.32
- : 27 April 2009
- : 216mm X 165mm X 53mm
- : Canada
- : books
Special Fields
- : TATSUMI YOSHIHIRO
- : BB
- : 409
- : 741.5952
- : 840
- : black and white illustrations throughout