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(★)(1.The Kojiki creation myth occupies a treasured and unique place in Japan´s literature, lore and collective imagination. Kazumi Wilds´s striking illustrations capture the drama and intensity of an adventure tale where demons unleash chaos on the world and where darkness is slowly pushed back by the light. 2.In the beginning there was nothing --a void. Then the ancient gods and goddesses breathed life into lumps of clay, and a great nation rose before them. So begins the Japanese creation myth, as recorded centuries ago in the Kojiki. It´s an origin story unlike any other, retold for the first time in a stunning illustrated version by prize-winning artist Kazumi Wilds. Combining the raucous rhythms and gripping imagery of a graphic novel with the classic patterns of an origin story --myth, magic, and monsters take center stage in this bold reworking of a timeless tale. ◆Kazumi Wilds is an illustrator and creator of art books who was born in Japan. She received a B.A. from Joshibi University of Art and Design in Tokyo, where she majored in Japanese painting, and an M.F.A. from the University of Iowa, Center for the Book, where her thesis project was the original version of ´Kojiki, the Birth of Japan´. She has illustrated over a dozen children´s books, including ´All About Japan´ and ´The Peace Tree from Hiroshima´, and currently teaches art courses at Temple University´s Japan campus.) |
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