
Abandon the Old in Tokyo
by Yoshihiro Tatsumi
Title:
Abandon the Old in Tokyo
Author:
Yoshihiro Tatsumi
Format:
Paperback
Number of pages:
224 pages, Black and White Illustrations
Publisher:
Drawn and Quarterly
ISBN-13:
9781770460775
EAN:
9781770460775
Publication Date:
20/05/2012
Classifications:
Graphic Novels, Comic Books, Manga, Cartoons
Weight (g):
454
Dimensions (mm):
165 x 200 x 13
Publication Country:
United Kingdom
Language:
English
Condition:
New
Description
Abandon the Old in Tokyo continues to delve into the urban underbelly of 1960s Tokyo, exposing not only the seedy dealings of the Japanese everyman but Yoshihiro Tatsumi''s maturation as a storyteller. Many of the stories deal with the economic hardships of the time and the strained relationships between men and women, but do so by means of dark allegorical twists and turns. A young sewer cleaner''s girlfriend has a miscarriage and leaves him when he proves incapable of finding higher-paying work. When a factory worker loses his hand on the job, the parallels between him and his pet monkey prove startling and significant.











