Apollo's Song, Part One

Tezuka, Osamu

ISBN 10: 1935654047 / ISBN 13: 9781935654049

Published by Vertical, 2010

About this Item

Out of Print. Very Good text, minor shelf wear to edges. Cover has some light reading wear, no major flaws. US orders shipped via US Mail. International orders shipped via DHL. Additional postage may be required on oversize books and sets.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Apollo's Song, Part One
• Publisher: Vertical
• Publication Date: 2010
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1935654047
• ISBN 13: 9781935654049
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: Good

About this title

Synopsis

Apollo’s Song follows the tragic journey of Shogo, a young man whose abusive childhood has instilled in him a loathing for love so profound he finds himself compelled to acts of violence when he is witness to any act of intimacy or affection whether by human or beast. His hate is such that the gods intervene, cursing Shogo to experience love throughout the ages ultimately to have it ripped from his heart every time. From the Nazi atrocities of World War II to a dystopian future of human cloning, Shogo loses his heart, in so doing, healing the psychological scars of his childhood hatred.

Master storyteller Osamu Tezuka’s Apollo’s Song is a lyrical tour-de-force on the human spirit, the destruction of hate, and the triumph of love.

About the Author

Osamu Tezuka was born on November 3, 1928, in Osaka. He grew up in an open-minded family exposed to comics and Walt Disney. As a boy he also had a love for insects, which he would later as a grown-up incorporate into pen name. Having developed an intense understanding of the preciousness of life from his wartime experience, Osamu Tezuka aimed to become a physician and later earned his degree in medicine, but ultimately chose the profession he loved best: manga artist and animated film writer.

Tezuka's manga and animated films had a tremendous impact on the shaping of the psychology of Japan's postwar youth. His work changed the concept of Japanese comics, transforming it into an art form and incorporating a variety of new styles in creating the "story cartoon." Osamu Tezuka lived out his entire life tirelessly pursuing his efforts, passing away at the age of 60 on February 8, 1989.

In all, Tezuka produced more than 150,000 pages of graphic storytelling before his death.