NonNonBa

Name: NonNonBa
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ISBN: 9781770460720

ISBN-10: 1770460721

ISBN-13: 9781770460720

Edition: 2012

Authors: Shigeru Mizuki, Jocelyne Allen

List price: $32.95

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NonNonBa is the definitive work by acclaimed Gekiga-ka Shigeru Mizuki, a poetic memoir detailing his interest in yokai (spirit monsters). Mizuki's childhood experiences with yokai influenced the course of his life and oeuvre; he is now known as the forefather of yokai manga. His Spring 2011 book, Onward Towards Our Noble Deaths, was featured on PRI's The World, where Marco Werman scored a coveted interview with one of the most famous visual artists working in Japan today.Within the pages of NonNonBa, Mizuki explores the legacy left him by his childhood explorations of the spirit world, explorations encouraged by his grandmother, a grumpy old woman named NonNonBa. NonNonBa is a touching work…

Book details

List price: $32.95
Copyright year: 2012
Publisher: Drawn & Quarterly Publications
Publication date: 5/22/2012
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 432
Size: 6.46" wide x 8.74" long x 1.08" tall
Weight: 1.496
Language: English

Born March 8, 1922, in Sakaiminato, Tottori, SHIGERU MIZUKI is a specialist in stories of yokai and is considered a master of the genre. He is a member of The Japanese Society of Cultural Anthropology, and has traveled to more than sixty countries to engage in fieldwork of yokai and spirits of different cultures.