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It was released in japan as two bound volumes on november 20, 2008. It is licensed in north america by drawn and quarterly and was released as a wideban volume in april 2009. Otherwise the english editions we have available represent an. It is, honestly, one of the most significant works the medium has ever produced. Get your kindle here, or download a free kindle reading app. Yoshihiro tatsumi japanese manga artist britannica. Download read una vida errante, 12 2009 by yoshihiro. Jan 01, 2008 a drifting life is an autobiographical work that follows the protagonist hiroshi katsumi read. Edition of international materialasia category, and for the best realitybased work of the year.
The life story of one of the early masters of manga, told of course as a manga. Then a drifting life received two eisner awards in 2010. Yoshihiro tatsumi born in osaka, japan, in 1935, yoshihiro tatsumi began writing and drawing comics for a sophisticated adult readership in a realistic style he called gekiga. When recommending tatsumi to friends, my trouble has always been what not to recommend. A drifting life by yoshihiro tatsumi, paperback barnes.
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