Barefoot Gen. Vol. 9, Breaking down borders
(Graphic Novel)

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San Francisco, Calif. : Last Gasp of San Francisco, [2009].
Status
Central - Adult Graphic Novel
GRAPH 940.5425 BAREF
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Published
San Francisco, Calif. : Last Gasp of San Francisco, [2009].
Format
Graphic Novel
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256 pages : chiefly ; 21 cm
Language
English

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Translation of: Hadashi no Gen.
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"First published under the title Hadashi no Gen in Japan 1984"--Title page verso.
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"Cartoonist Keiji Nakazawa was seven years old and living in Hiroshima in the early days of August 1945 when the city was destroyed by an atomic bomb dropped by the United States. Starting a few months before that event, his ten-volume saga Barefoot Gen shows life in Japan after years of war and privations, as seen through the eyes of seven-year-old Gen Nakaoka. In Volume Nine, Gen continues to confront one setback after another -- the loss of his home, the death of a friend -- when a chance encounter gives new direction to his life. An impoverished but talented artist takes Gen under his wing and teaches him to paint. Inspired by the artist's assertion that 'art has no borders,' Gen vows to become an artist himself, and takes a job as apprentice to a local poster painter. Despite merciless bullying from his boss and the older apprentices, Gen perseveres in the pursuit of his new calling" -- p. [4] of cover.

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Nakazawa, K. (2009). Barefoot Gen . Last Gasp of San Francisco.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Nakazawa, Keiji. 2009. Barefoot Gen. Last Gasp of San Francisco.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Nakazawa, Keiji. Barefoot Gen Last Gasp of San Francisco, 2009.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Nakazawa, Keiji. Barefoot Gen Last Gasp of San Francisco, 2009.

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