{"product_id":"9781770460720-nonnonba","title":"Allen Jocelyne - Nonnonba - Paperback","description":"Binding: Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\nDescription: The first English translation of Mizuki's best - loved work Non Non Ba is the definitive work by acclaimed Gekiga - ka Shigeru Mizuki a poetic memoir detailing his interest in yokai (spirit monsters). Mizuki's childhood experiences with yokai influenced the course of his life and oeuvre; he is now known as the forefather of yokai manga. His spring 2011 book Onward Towards Our Noble Deaths was featured on PRI's The World where Marco Werman scored a coveted interview with one of the most famous visual artists working in Japan today. Within the pages of Non Non Ba Mizuki explores the legacy left him by his childhood explorations of the spirit world explorations encouraged by his grandmother a grumpy old woman named Non Non Ba. Non Non Ba is a touching work about childhood and growing up as well as a fascinating portrayal of Japan in a moment of transition. Non Non Ba was the first manga to win the Angoul me Prize for Best Album. Much like its namesake Non Non Ba is at once funny and nostalgic grounded in a sociohistorical context and floating in the world of the supernatural. Translated from the Japanese by Jocelyne Allen.\u003cbr\u003e\nTitle: Nonnonba\u003cbr\u003e\nAuthor(s): Allen Jocelyne\u003cbr\u003e\nPublisher: Drawn And Quarterly\u003cbr\u003e\nBarcode: 9781770460720\u003cbr\u003e\nPages: 216 Pages, Illustrations Throughout\u003cbr\u003e\nPublication Date: 5\/22\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\nSeries: Kitaro\u003cbr\u003e\nCategory: Graphic Novels","brand":"Allen Jocelyne","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49623128080689,"sku":"IN-G-9781770460720","price":23.43,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0644\/6759\/9594\/files\/9781770460720.jpg?v=1724776747","url":"https:\/\/bookdelivered.com\/products\/9781770460720-nonnonba","provider":"Book Delivered","version":"1.0","type":"link"}