Haruki Murakami Manga Stories Volume 1 (Hardcover)
About Haruki Murakami Manga Stories Volume 1 (Hardcover)
Haruki Murakami Manga Stories Volume 1 features stories by Haruki Murakami, adapted by Jc Deveney, illustrated by PMGL and is presented in this hardcover edition.
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:
- "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?
- "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.
- "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.
This novel visual take on these classic Murakami stories will be devoured by his fans and provide a new window onto his work for younger readers not yet familiar with it!
Details
- Publisher: TUTTLE
- Media: Manga
- Genre: Drama, Fantasy
- Age Rating: 16+
- Release Date: 10/24/2023
- Page Count: 144
- Dimensional Weight: 1.25
- Written Language: English
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