{"product_id":"9781770461741","title":"Trash Market","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eTrash Market\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Tadao Tsuge\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDark and funny comics from a \u003ci\u003eGaro \u003c\/i\u003emagazine manga-ka\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTadao Tsuge was one of the key contributors to the legendary avant-garde Japanese comics magazine \u003ci\u003eGaro\u003c\/i\u003e during its heyday in the late 1960s and early 1970s, renowned for his unpretentious journalistic storytelling and clear, eloquent cartooning. \u003ci\u003eTrash Market \u003c\/i\u003ebrings together six of Tsuge's compelling, character-driven stories about life in post–World War II Japan.\u003cbr\u003e     \"Trash Market\" and \"Gently Goes the Night\" touch on key topics for Tsuge: the charming lowlifes of the Tokyo slums and the veterans who found themselves unable to forget the war. \"Song of Showa\" is an autobiographical piece about growing up in a Tokyo slum during the occupation with an abusive grandfather and an ailing father, and finding brightness in the joyful people of the neighborhood. \u003ci\u003eTrash Market\u003c\/i\u003e blurs the lines between fiction and reportage; it's a moving testament to the grittiness of life in Tokyo during the postwar years.\u003cbr\u003e     \u003ci\u003eTrash Market \u003c\/i\u003efeatures an essay from the collection's editor and translator, Ryan Holmberg, who is a specialist in Japanese art history. He explores Tsuge's early career as a cartoonist and the formative years the artist spent working in Tokyo's notorious for-profit blood banks.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9781770461741\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Drawn and Quarterly","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":40596928889038,"sku":"9781770461741","price":22.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/getimage_1eeb9283-e13b-4d15-b821-393530024a31.jpg?v=1637869836","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9781770461741","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}