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Haruki Murakami manga stories / adapted by Jean-Christophe Deveney ; illustrated by PMGL ; original onomatopeia by Misato Morita ; [English translation Periplus Editions (HK) Ltd.].
Van Pelt Library PN6747.D484 H37 2023
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Athenaeum of Philadelphia - Fiction Graphic Deveney Haruki
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Deveney, Jean-Christophe, 1977- adapter.
- Language:
- English
- French
- Subjects (All):
- Short stories--Comic books, strips, etc.
- Short stories.
- Murakami, Haruki, 1949---Graphic novel adaptations.
- Murakami, Haruki.
- Comic books, strips, etc--Japan.
- Comic books, strips, etc.
- Graphic novels--Japan.
- Graphic novels.
- Japan.
- Genre:
- Graphic novels.
- manga (comic books)
- short stories.
- Manga.
- Short stories.
- Comics (Graphic works)
- Physical Description:
- 142 pages : chiefly illustrations (some color) ; 27 x 19 cm
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Other Title:
- Manga stories
- Subtitle on cover: Super-frog saves Tokyo ; Where I'm likely to find it ; Birthday girl ; The seventh man
- Place of Publication:
- Tokyo ; Rutland, Vermont ; Singapore : Tuttle Publishing, 2023.
- Language Note:
- In English, translated from the French.
- 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 adaptions 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 forg 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 dectective 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.
- Contents:
- Super-frog saves Tokyo
- Where I'm likely to find it
- Birthday girl
- The seventh man.
- Local Notes:
- Athenaeum copy: Keyes Fund bookplate.
- Contains:
- Based on: Murakami, Haruki, 1949- Kaeru-kun, Tōkyō o sukuu.
- Based on: Murakami, Haruki, 1949- Doko de are sore ga mitsukarisōna basho de.
- Based on: Murakami, Haruki, 1949- Bāsudei gāru.
- Based on: Murakami, Haruki, 1949- Nanbanme no otoko.
- ISBN:
- 9784805317648
- 4805317647
- OCLC:
- 1367235283
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