{"product_id":"9781897299746","title":"A Drifting Life","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe epic autobiography of a manga master\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eAcclaimed for his visionary short-story collections \u003ci\u003eThe Push Man and Other Stories\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eAbandon the Old in Tokyo\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eGood-Bye\u003c\/i\u003e—originally created nearly forty years ago, but just as resonant now as ever—the legendary Japanese cartoonist Yoshihiro Tatsumi has come to be recognized in North America as a precursor of today's graphic novel movement. \u003ci\u003eA Drifting Life\u003c\/i\u003e is his monumental memoir eleven years in the making, beginning with his experiences as a child in Osaka, growing up as part of a country burdened by the shadows of World War II.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSpanning fifteen years from August 1945 to June 1960, Tatsumi's stand-in protagonist, Hiroshi, faces his father's financial burdens and his parents' failing marriage, his jealous brother's deteriorating health, and the innumerable pitfalls that await him in the competitive manga market of mid-twentieth-century Japan. He dreams of following in the considerable footsteps of his idol, the manga artist Osamu Tezuka (\u003ci\u003eAstro Boy\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eApollo's Song\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eOde to Kirihito\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBuddha\u003c\/i\u003e)—with whom Tatsumi eventually became a peer and, at times, a stylistic rival. As with his short-story collection, \u003ci\u003eA Drifting Life\u003c\/i\u003e is designed by Adrian Tomine.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Drawn \u0026 Quarterly","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47039960875248,"sku":"9781897299746","price":34.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781897299746_p0.jpg?v=1763782753","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781897299746","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}