{"product_id":"haruki-murakami-manga-stories-2-the-second-bakery-attack-samsa-in-love-thailand-hardcover","title":"Haruki Murakami Manga Stories 2: The Second Bakery Attack; Samsa in Love; Thailand - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eHaruki Murakami\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eJC Deveney\u003c\/b\u003e (Adapted by), \u003cb\u003ePmgl\u003c\/b\u003e (Illustrator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHaruki Murakami's best-loved stories finally in graphic novel form!\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHaruki Murakami's novels, essays and short stories have sold millions of copies worldwide and been translated into scores of languages. Now for the first time, in this three-volume series, Murakami's best-loved stories are available in manga form in English. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith their trademark mix of realism and fantasy, centering around Murakami's signature themes of loss, remorse and confusion. The three stories in this volume are: \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Second Bakery Attack\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e: A newlywed couple lie in bed, hungry. The man tells his wife about when he and a friend robbed a bakery and stole bread to feed themselves for two days. On hearing this story, the woman suggests they try the same thing again. \u003cbr\u003e\" [...] exemplifies Murakami's sense of the fragility of the ordinary world.\" --\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSamsa in Love: \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e An extension of the tale of Gregor Samsa in Kafka's \u003ci\u003eThe Metamorphosis\u003c\/i\u003e. The main character wakes up to find himself transformed into someone named Samsa, then falls in love with a hunchback woman who comes to fix the lock on his door. \u003cbr\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eSamsa in Love\u003c\/i\u003e is part of a lineage, going back to the original publication of \u003ci\u003eThe Metamorphosis\u003c\/i\u003e in 1915 and extending up to (and beyond?) the present day.\" --\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThailand\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e: A middle-aged woman takes a break from her job as a doctor to go on holiday in Thailand. She learns from a spirit doctor that her sterile life and inability to forgive have created a rock in her gut, which will be all that remains of her after she is dead. \u003cbr\u003e\"His characters are so persuasive, and the storytelling so spacious.... Murakami's crisp, accomplished stories...have great immediacy.\" --\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Seattle Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThese new graphic versions of classic Murakami short stories will be devoured by his fans and will provide a new window onto his work for a new generation of readers not yet familiar with it! \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e**Recommended for readers ages 16+ due to mature themes and graphic content**\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHaruki Murakami's\u003c\/b\u003e first novel, \u003ci\u003eHear the Wind Sing\u003c\/i\u003e, won the Gunzou Literature Prize in 1979. He is the author of many novels including \u003ci\u003eNorwegian Wood\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSputnik Sweetheart\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eKafka on the Shore\u003c\/i\u003e. He has published three collections of short stories: \u003ci\u003eThe Elephant Vanishes\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eAfter the Quake\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eBlind Willow\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSleeping Woman\u003c\/i\u003e. The most recent of his many international literary honors is the Jerusalem Prize, whose previous recipients include J. M. Coetzee, Milan Kundera and V. S. Naipaul. Murakami's work has been translated into more than fifty languages. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eJean-Christophe Deveney's\u003c\/b\u003e comic book adaptations have been published in Italy, Spain, England, USA, Japan and Argentina. He organizes international projects and comics exhibitions. He taught scriptwriting for comics and animation for fifteen years. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003ePMGL\u003c\/b\u003e illustrates magazines and underground comix, and publishes comic strips, short stories and feature comics. He also teaches human morphology and anatomy to animators and videogame artists. On the side he collects 45rpm records from the 70s and deejays under the nom de plume Koffi Gnato.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 128\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 10.1 x 7.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 09, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52022490693933,"sku":"9784805317679","price":20.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/haruki-murakami-manga-stories-2-the-second-bakery-attack-samsa-in-love-thailand-hardcover-1803013.webp?v=1777433285","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/haruki-murakami-manga-stories-2-the-second-bakery-attack-samsa-in-love-thailand-hardcover","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}