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A journal of my father / Jiro Taniguchi ; translation, Kumar Sivasubramanian.

Taniguchi, Jirō, (author,, artist.). Sivasubramanian, Kumar, (translator.). Teshima, Chitoku, (translator.).

Summary:

"The book opens with some childhood thoughts of Yoichi Yamashita spurred by a call informing him of his father's death. So, he journeys back to his hometown after an absence of well over a decade during which time he has not seen his father. But as the relatives gather for the funeral and the stories start to flow, Yoichi's childhood starts to resurface. The Spring afternoons playing on the floor of his father's barber shop, the fire that ravaged the city and his family home, his parents' divorce and a new 'mother'. Through confidences and memories shared with those who knew him best, Yoichi rediscovers the man he had long considered an absent and rather cold father."--Provided by publisher.

Record details

ISBN: 9781912097432 (hardcover)
ISBN: 1912097435 (hardcover)
Physical Description: 272 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm
Edition: English language edition.
Publisher: [Doddington, UK] : Fanfare ; [2021]
Copyright: ©2021

Content descriptions

General Note:	Original title: Chichi no koyomi. Manga format; reads from back to front, right to left. Original Japanese edition published in 1995 by Shogakukan. "Special thanks for translation assistance: Chitoku Teshima."
Formatted Contents Note:	A sunny place on the floor -- Traces of spring -- Crimson memories -- New roads -- My beautiful mother -- Summer recollections -- Separation -- Another mother -- A particular photograph -- My uncle's words -- Revolving seasons -- Hometown in spring.
Language Note:	Translated from the Japanese.