Title:
Showa : a history of Japan, 1926-1939 / Shigeru Mizuki ; translator, Zack Davisson.
ISBN:
9781770461352
Personal Author:
Edition:
First edition.
Publication Information:
[Montreal] : Drawn & Quarterly, 2013.
Physical Description:
533 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
General Note:
Translation of: Komikku Shōwa-shi.
Manga format; reads from back to front, right to left.
Summary:
"First volume of Shigeru Mizuki's meticulously researched historical portrait of twentieth century Japan. This volume deals with the period leading up to World War II, a time of high unemployment and other economic hardships caused by the Great Depression. Mizuki's photo-realist style effortlessly brings to life Japan of the 1920s and 1930s, depicting bustling city streets and abandoned graveyards with equal ease"--Publisher's website.
Added Author:
Language Note:
Translated from the Japanese.
OCLC Number:
ocn841710266
Availability:
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