Ode to Kirihito /
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| Author / Creator: | Tezuka, Osamu, 1928-1989. |
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| Uniform title: | Kirihito sanka. English |
| Edition: | 1st American ed. |
| Imprint: | New York : Vertical, ©2006. |
| Description: | 822 pages : chiefly illustrations ; 21 cm |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/6216966 |
| Summary: | Monmow disease, a life-threatening condition that transforms a person into a dog-like beast, is not the only villain in this brilliant medical thriller by manga god Osamu Tezuka. Said to have been a personal favourite of the artist, who held a degree in medicine and who was surprisingly attentive to Christian imagery, Ode to Kirihito demolishes naive notions about human nature, health and likely preconceptions about the comics master himself. Incorporating elements of the often lurid and adult-oriented |gekiga|, this work marks the beginning of Tezuka's late period. |
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| Physical Description: | 822 pages : chiefly illustrations ; 21 cm |
| Audience: | Ages 16+ |
| ISBN: | 1932234640 9781932234640 |
