Summit of the Gods

Name: Summit of the Gods
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ISBN: 9788492444328

ISBN-10: 8492444320

ISBN-13: 9788492444328

Edition: 2009

Authors: Yumemakura Baku, Jiro Taniguchi

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On his third expedition in June 1924 Mallory and his climbing partner, Andrew Irvine, disappeared on the North-East ridge during their ascent of Mount Everest, having been sighted only a few hundred metres from the summit. This book takes the reader to heights that mountaineers only dream of.

Book details

List price: $14.99
Copyright year: 2009
Publisher: Fanfare
Publication date: 11/25/2010
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 336
Size: 5.90" wide x 8.20" long x 1.10" tall
Weight: 1.232
Language: English

Jiro Taniguchi was born 1947 in Tottori, Japan. He trained in the 60's and debuted in 1971 in 'Young Comic'. During the 70's he worked with author Natsuo Sekikawa before launching into their massive work 'The times of Botchan' in the 80's. The 90's saw many solo works including the prize winning 'A Distant Neighborhood'. The new millenium saw Taniguchi's epic adaptation of Baku Yumemakura's novel 'The Summit of the Gods' into a 1500 page manga. He continues to live and work in Japan.