Haruki Murakami Manga Stories 1 / adapted by Jean-Christophe Deveney ; illustrated by PMGL ; original onomatopeia by Misato Morita ; English translation, Periplus Editions (HK) Ltd.

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Deveney, Jean-Christophe, 1977- [Adapter]

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TextLanguage: English Original language: French Publisher: Tokyo ; Rutland, Vermont : Tuttle Publishing, October 24, 2023Copyright date: ©2023Edition: First editionDescription: 142 pages chiefly illustrations (some color) 26 cmContent type:

text

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unmediated

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volume

Audience:

General
Adult

ISBN:

9784805317648
4805317647

Other title:

Manga stories

Related works:

Murakami, Haruki, 1949- Short stories. Selections Based on (work)

Subject(s):

Japan -- Social life and customs -- 20th century -- Fiction

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Contents:

Super-frog saves Tokyo -- Where I'm likely to find it -- Birthday girl -- The seventh man.

Summary: "For the first time in English, the work of master Haruki Murakami is available in manga form. In this collection you'll find striking full-color adaptations of these iconic short stories: Super-frog saves Tokyo: A few days after an earthquake, Katagirl-san finds a giant frog in his home. The frog promises to save Tokyo from the next earthquake, but Katagiri-san must help him. Is this real, or a dream? Where I'm likely to find it: A woman's husband goes missing and she hires a detective to find him. As the detective picks up clues about the man's whereabouts, he reflects on the meaning of his own life. Birthday girl: A woman tells a friend the story of a surreal encounter on her twentieth birthday with the owner of the restaurant where she works. The seventh man: A man who is deeply scarred by the depth of his childhood friend must find a way to deal with this trauma as an adult"--Back cover.

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Super-frog saves Tokyo -- Where I'm likely to find it -- Birthday girl -- The seventh man.

"For the first time in English, the work of master Haruki Murakami is available in manga form. In this collection you'll find striking full-color adaptations of these iconic short stories: Super-frog saves Tokyo: A few days after an earthquake, Katagirl-san finds a giant frog in his home. The frog promises to save Tokyo from the next earthquake, but Katagiri-san must help him. Is this real, or a dream? Where I'm likely to find it: A woman's husband goes missing and she hires a detective to find him. As the detective picks up clues about the man's whereabouts, he reflects on the meaning of his own life. Birthday girl: A woman tells a friend the story of a surreal encounter on her twentieth birthday with the owner of the restaurant where she works. The seventh man: A man who is deeply scarred by the depth of his childhood friend must find a way to deal with this trauma as an adult"--Back cover.

Translated from the French.

Translated from French.

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