Zum Hauptinhalt springen Zur Suche springen Zur Hauptnavigation springen
Beschreibung
EISNER AWARD WINNER The acclaimed global sensation, now in one volumea “beautifully rendered meditation on the struggle for gay acceptance in today’s Japan" (CNN)

Yaichi is a work-at-home suburban dad in contemporary Tokyo; formerly married to Natsuki, and father to their young daughter, Kana. Their lives suddenly change with the arrival at their doorstep of a hulking, affable Canadian named Mike Flanagan, who declares himself to be the widower of Yaichi's estranged gay twin, Ryoji. Mike is on a quest to explore Ryoji's past, and the family reluctantly but dutifully takes him in. What follows is an unprecedented and heartbreaking look at the state of a largely still-closeted Japanese gay culture: how it's been affected by the West, and how the next generation can change the preconceptions about it and prejudices against it.

As Mike continues his journey of discovery concerning Ryoji's past, Yaichi gradually comes to understand that being gay is just another way of being human. And that, in many ways, remains a radical concept in Japan even today. In the meantime, the bond between Mike and young Kana grows ever stronger, and yet he is going to have to return to Canada soon—a fact that fills them both with impending heartbreak. But not before more than a few revelations come to light.

(Please note: This book is a traditional work of manga, and reads back to front and right to left.)
EISNER AWARD WINNER The acclaimed global sensation, now in one volumea “beautifully rendered meditation on the struggle for gay acceptance in today’s Japan" (CNN)

Yaichi is a work-at-home suburban dad in contemporary Tokyo; formerly married to Natsuki, and father to their young daughter, Kana. Their lives suddenly change with the arrival at their doorstep of a hulking, affable Canadian named Mike Flanagan, who declares himself to be the widower of Yaichi's estranged gay twin, Ryoji. Mike is on a quest to explore Ryoji's past, and the family reluctantly but dutifully takes him in. What follows is an unprecedented and heartbreaking look at the state of a largely still-closeted Japanese gay culture: how it's been affected by the West, and how the next generation can change the preconceptions about it and prejudices against it.

As Mike continues his journey of discovery concerning Ryoji's past, Yaichi gradually comes to understand that being gay is just another way of being human. And that, in many ways, remains a radical concept in Japan even today. In the meantime, the bond between Mike and young Kana grows ever stronger, and yet he is going to have to return to Canada soon—a fact that fills them both with impending heartbreak. But not before more than a few revelations come to light.

(Please note: This book is a traditional work of manga, and reads back to front and right to left.)
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2020
Medium: Taschenbuch
Reihe: Pantheon Graphic Library
Inhalt: Einband - flex.(Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9780375715181
ISBN-10: 0375715185
Sprache: Englisch
Originalsprache: Japanisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Gengoroh Tagame
Übersetzung: Anne Ishii
Hersteller: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Pantheon Graphic Library
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: preigu GmbH & Co. KG, Lengericher Landstr. 19, D-49078 Osnabrück, mail@preigu.de
Maße: 250 x 180 x 40 mm
Von/Mit: Gengoroh Tagame
Erscheinungsdatum: 11.02.2020
Gewicht: 1,327 kg
Artikel-ID: 116712388