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Ode to Kirihito: New Omnibus Edition

ISBN-13: 9781647291198

Author(s): Osamu Tezuka

Subjects: FXA, XAM

Publisher: PENGUIN RANDOM HOUSE GROUP

Publisher Imprint: Vertical

Publication Date: 05-05-2022

Format: Paperback / softback

Availability: In stock

£32.99
Ode to Kirihito: New Omnibus Edition

About the book

A promising young doctor, Kirihito Osanai visits a remote Japanese mountain village to investigate the source of the latest medical mystery. While he ends up traveling the world to discover what it takes to be cured of such a disease, a conspiracy back home attempts to explain away his absence. Hinging upon his fate are those of his loved ones: an unstable childhood friend and colleague trapped between factions of the medical establishment that nurtured him; a fiancee emotionally transformed by Kirihito's mysterious disappearance; and a stranger who becomes his guardian angel, a sensual circus-act performer with volatile psychological secrets. From plutocratic Taipei and racially divided South Africa to backwater Arabia and modern Osaka, ambition and desire beckon 'normal men' to behave uglier than any beast. Riveting our attention on deformity and its acceptance like The Elephant Man by David Lynch, Ode to Kirihito examines the true worth of human beings through and beyond appearances.