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Akutagawa's Rashomon and Other Stories
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A dark samurai murder mystery brought to life in graphic novel form for the first time! A sword-swinging samurai, a corpse-robbing crone and a falsely accused trans man stand at the center of these four classic tales, which unfold panel by panel in exciting manga adaptations. The stories in this volume are: Rashomon: A houseless servant pits morality against survival in a post-apocalyptic world where thievery and the desecration of the dead are necessary for one's survivalIn the Bamboo Grove:…
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- Author: Marc Livache
- Publisher: Tuttle Publishing
- ISBN-10: 4805318392
- ISBN-13: 9784805318393
- Format: 15 x 22.6 x 2 cm, minkšti viršeliai
- Language: English
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A dark samurai murder mystery brought to life in graphic novel form for the first time! A sword-swinging samurai, a corpse-robbing crone and a falsely accused trans man stand at the center of these four classic tales, which unfold panel by panel in exciting manga adaptations. The stories in this volume are:- Rashomon: A houseless servant pits morality against survival in a post-apocalyptic world where thievery and the desecration of the dead are necessary for one's survival
- In the Bamboo Grove: Conflicting statements and competing narratives call into question the notion of objective truth in a searing tale of rape and revenge
- Otomi's Virginity: Pride, honor and dignity are at stake when a young servant is confronted by an unexpected aggressor at her employer's abandoned house
- The Martyr: A pious Jesuit with a dark secret faces excommunication and death in 16th-century Japan, when Christianity was introduced and then forbidden by order of the Shogun
Stunning graphic adaptations by Marc Livache and Philippe Nicloux turn these iconic tales into thrilling page-turners, following in the footsteps of the famous Kurosawa film.
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- Author: Marc Livache
- Publisher: Tuttle Publishing
- ISBN-10: 4805318392
- ISBN-13: 9784805318393
- Format: 15 x 22.6 x 2 cm, minkšti viršeliai
- Language: English English
A dark samurai murder mystery brought to life in graphic novel form for the first time! A sword-swinging samurai, a corpse-robbing crone and a falsely accused trans man stand at the center of these four classic tales, which unfold panel by panel in exciting manga adaptations. The stories in this volume are:
Stunning graphic adaptations by Marc Livache and Philippe Nicloux turn these iconic tales into thrilling page-turners, following in the footsteps of the famous Kurosawa film.
- Rashomon: A houseless servant pits morality against survival in a post-apocalyptic world where thievery and the desecration of the dead are necessary for one's survival
- In the Bamboo Grove: Conflicting statements and competing narratives call into question the notion of objective truth in a searing tale of rape and revenge
- Otomi's Virginity: Pride, honor and dignity are at stake when a young servant is confronted by an unexpected aggressor at her employer's abandoned house
- The Martyr: A pious Jesuit with a dark secret faces excommunication and death in 16th-century Japan, when Christianity was introduced and then forbidden by order of the Shogun
Stunning graphic adaptations by Marc Livache and Philippe Nicloux turn these iconic tales into thrilling page-turners, following in the footsteps of the famous Kurosawa film.
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