{"product_id":"the-box-man-hardcover","title":"The Box Man - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eImiri Sakabashira\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eTaro Nettleton\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTHE FIRST STORY TO BE TRANSLATED INTO ENGLISH FROM THE SURREALIST AND ALTERNATIVE MANGA-KA\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEnter the strange world of Imiri Sakabashira, whose denizens are zoomorphic creatures that emerge from one another as well as their equally bizarre environs. \u003ci\u003eThe Box Man \u003c\/i\u003efollows its protagonists along a scooter trip through a complex landscape that oscillates between a dense city, a countryside simplified to near abstraction, and hybrids of the two; the theme of hybridity permeates throughout. One is unsurprised to encounter a creature that is half elderly man, half crab, or a flying frog in this world where our guide apparent is an anthropomorphic, mollusk-like cat. Sakabashira weaves this absurdist tale into a seamless tapestry constructed of elements as seemingly disparate as Japanese folklore, pop culture, and surrealism.Within these panels, it becomes difficult to distinguish between the animate and the inanimate, the real and the imagined--a tension that adds a layer of complexity to this near-wordless psychedelic travelogue. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eImiri Sakabashira (real name Mochizuki Katsuhiro) was born in Shizuoka, Japan, in 1964, the same year that \u003ci\u003eGaro\u003c\/i\u003e, the influential manga anthology in which he would first be published, was founded.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBorn in 1964, \u003cb\u003eImiri Sakabashira\u003c\/b\u003e is part of the Japanese underground generation centering around publications like \u003ci\u003eGaro \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eAX\u003c\/i\u003e. His work has been exhibited in the Trancepop Gallery in Kyoto and the Billiken Gallery in Tokyo.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 128\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 9 x 6.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 19, 2010\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47459547185330,"sku":"9781897299913","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/fa7fffcf828f293e0f3f6ea8043c7c1b.webp?v=1778903290","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/the-box-man-hardcover","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}