Descending Stories: Showa Genroku Rakugo Shinju 2 Contributor(s): Kumota, Haruko (Author) |
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ISBN: 1632364700 ISBN-13: 9781632364708 Publisher: Kodansha Comics
Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions Published: July 2017 Click for more in this series: Descending Stories |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Comics & Graphic Novels | Manga - General - Comics & Graphic Novels | Romance - Comics & Graphic Novels | Historical Fiction |
Dewey: FIC |
Age Level: 16-UP |
Grade Level: 11-UP |
Series: Descending Stories |
Physical Information: 0.5" H x 5.7" W x 8.2" L (0.40 lbs) 160 pages |
Features: Ikids, Illustrated, Price on Product |
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Publisher Description: PAST PROMISES After proving himself on stage, Yotaro has been fully accepted as Yakumo's apprentice and a member of his household. But taking in this brash young man forces Yakumo to confront his own past, and the promises left unfulfilled to his late best friend and rival, Sukeroku. Yakumo decides to share a tale that begins not when he was a dignified artist, but an orphan named Bon. Bon's history is also the history of fellow orphan Shin, a changing Japan in the face of war, and a woman named Miyokichi, who would hold the future in her elusive hands... A multi-generational human drama set in the world of rakugo, a traditional form of Japanese comedic storytelling, Descending Stories follows an ex-convict whose life is changed by his apprenticeship to a famed storyteller, and Konatsu, who yearns to perform rakugo but cannot because women are not permitted in the craft. |
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