Shigeru Mizuki Showa 1953-1989 (Paperback)

Description: Further DetailsTitle: Showa 1953-1989Condition: NewSubtitle: A History of JapanEAN: 9781770466289ISBN: 9781770466289Publisher: Drawn and QuarterlyFormat: PaperbackRelease Date: 08/23/2022Description: The final, Eisner Award-winning chapter of a legendary cartoonist s history of Japan. Showa 1953-1989: A History of Japan concludes award-winning author Shigeru Mizuki's stunning historical and autobiographical series about Japanese life in the twentieth century. The final volume picks up in the wake of utter defeat in World War II, covering the United States shift from enemy to ally. Jobs, money, and opportunity are funneled along in a bid to establish the country as a bulwark against Communist expansion. Japan thus reinvents itself, emerging as an economic powerhouse. Events like the Tokyo Olympiad and the World's Fair reintroduce the world to a much friendlier Japan, but this period of peace and plenty conceals a populace still struggling to come to terms with the devastation of their all-too-recent past. Mizuki's own struggles mirror those of the nation during this period of recovery and reconciliation. He fights his way back from poverty, rising to the rank of cartoon celebrity beloved by millions of manga-reading children. However, prosperity cannot bring the happiness Mizuki craves, as he struggles to find meaning in the sacrifices made during the war. This visionary series, told by a true man of his time, is a magnum opus fully representative of the graphic novel as world literature.Language: EnglishCountry/Region of Manufacture: CAItem Height: 222mmItem Length: 164mmAuthor: Shigeru MizukiGenre: HistoryTopic: Graphic Novels, MangaRelease Year: 2022 Missing Information?Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.

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