The Push Man and Other Stories
 

The Push Man and Other Stories

by Yoshihiro Tatsumi

A collection of short stories from the grandfather of Japanese alternative comics.

Legendary cartoonist Yoshihiro Tatsumi is the grandfather of alternative manga for the adult reader. Predating the advent of the literary graphic novel movement in the United States by thirty years, Tatsumi created a library of literary comics that draws parallels with modern prose fiction and... (read more)

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sweetafton
  • Rated 4 stars

I was already a fan of Tomine, so when I saw that he was behind getting this Tatsumi translated into the English, my curiosity was peaked. I'm glad it was. The art is so spare and communicates so much. What an interesting worldview Tatsumi has. I can't wait to read more.

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    sweetafton said:

    This is a beautifully spare collection of stories from master. He communicates so much with a few strokes. I'm hard pressed to say which of these tales is my favorite. Does anyone have one they like best?

    posted Sunday, October 14 2007
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