A POET'S LOVER PERFECT EDITION VOL.4 - REGULAR

The fourth volume of master Taniguchi Jirō's masterpiece, The Times of Bocchan, arrives on Italian bookstore shelves, dedicated to the journalist, anarchist, and feminist activist Kanno Sugako. A precious glimpse into Meiji-era Japan told through the eyes of its protagonists. Literature and history merge in this five-volume series, featuring new translations and in-depth analysis. Published from 1987 to 1996 in the pages of the historic magazine Manga Action, The Times of Bocchan is the most ambitious and complex work by the duo Taniguchi and Sekikawa. Set during the Meiji period (1868–1912), the manga retraces the history of Japan during one of its most turbulent yet fascinating moments: the transition from a feudal society to a modern one. Through the pages of this marvelous epic, the reader will learn about the drastic social, cultural, political, and literary changes that radically altered the face of a nation. Slogans like Bunmei kaika (civilization and enlightenment) will serve as the backdrop to a story featuring the greatest intellectuals who lived during those years: from Natsume Sōseki to Mori Ōgai, from Ishikawa Takuboku to Kōtoku Shūsui. The Times of Bocchan is the compelling tale of a lost era, but it is also the story of the life of Natsume Sōseki, one of the greatest writers of the Land of the Rising Sun, portrayed with the sensitivity and precision that have made Taniguchi legendary. A historical fresco and a personal narrative intertwine in this manga that possesses the scope of a novel.