Midnight Fisherman
From the mangaka who told his life story in A Drifting Life, and gave you Abandon the Old in Tokyo and The Push Man and Other Stories, comes this collection of gekiga of the 1970s which have never before been translated into English.
Personally selected for publication exclusively by Landmark Books by Tatsumi, the stories strip away the gloss of the Japanese Economic Miracle to reveal the stresses, desires and angst of the millions of young people who flocked to the cities where life was not what it was promised to be.
Compared to Tatsumi’s earlier stories, this collection paints a much more pessimistic world. The stories run on a different beat. The banality of modern life and its values bleed through.
Size: 170 x 240 mm
Extent: 200 pages
Binding: Paperback, bound traditional manga style
Weight: 300 g
ISBN: 978-981-4189-38-5
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Reviews
Yoshihiro Tatsumi plumbs the depths of the lost Japanese youth of the 1970s. Today, ‘youth’ of every age group appreciates Yoshihiro Tatsumi. They are attracted to him because they connect with the struggles and the darkness of modern life which he portrays. .
– Yoshimura Kazuma Dean, Faculty of Manga, Kyoto Seika University & Director, International Manga Research Centre
From Goodreads
The stories are compelling and well-told by Tatsumi with his characteristically powerful focus on humanity… Like Tatsumi’s other collections, Midnight Fishermen is dark but compelling reading by one of the greatest manga creators of all time.
Yohishiro Tatsumi told these stories, often in a raw and simple way. However, some stories are rather complex and the graphics play well with space and perspective… This collection gives a good insight and introduces the world of gekiga to today's readers.