Tsuge, Yoshiharu
The Swamp
- ISBN 13:
- 9781770463844
- author:
- Tsuge, Yoshiharu
- format:
- Hardback
- publisher:
- Drawn and Quarterly
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2020
- Pages:
- 256
- Dimensions:
- 21.84 x 16.51 x 2.54 centimetres
- Genre:
- Fiction & Literature,Comics & Graphic Novels, Literary,
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 10 working days
Description
The Swamp by Yoshiharu Tsuge is a landmark work in English manga-publishing history. This early collection showcases Tsuge's unique sense of humor and point of view, offering a gritty and often desperate postwar Japan.
Domestic dramas like "Chirpy" reveal the complexities of expectations, fidelity, and escape, while rural encounters are charged with sexual tension that is both alluring and fraught with danger. Tsuge's fiction focuses on the lives of ordinary people, revealing the nuances of human relationships in a time of great change.
Published by Drawn & Quarterly Publications, The Swamp is a must-have for fans of literary comics and those interested in exploring the work of a modern master of Japanese manga.
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