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Published by Drawn \u0026amp; Quarterly.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSoftcover, 384 pages, B\u0026amp;W, 2020.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"commerce-product-field commerce-product-field-field-copy-keynote field-field-copy-keynote node-14879-product-field-copy-keynote\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"field field-name-field-copy-keynote field-type-text-long field-label-hidden\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"field-items\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"field-item even\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA visionary and iconoclastic feminist Garo magazine cartoonist—available in English for the first time\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 13.008px;\"\u003eTranslated from the Japanese by Ryan Holmberg\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"commerce-product-field commerce-product-field-field-copy-description field-field-copy-description node-14879-product-field-copy-description\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"field field-name-field-copy-description field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"field-items\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"field-item even\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Sky is Blue with a Single Cloud \u003c\/em\u003ecollects the best short stories from Kuniko Tsurita’s remarkable career. While the works of her male peers in literary manga are widely reprinted, this formally ambitious and poetic female voice is like none other currently available to an English readership. A master of the comics form, expert pacing and compositions combined with bold characters are signature qualities of Tsurita's work.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTsurita’s early stories “Nonsense” and “Anti” provide a unique, intimate perspective on the bohemian culture and political heat of late 1960s and early ‘70s Tokyo. Her work gradually became darker and more surreal under the influence of modern French literature and her own prematurely failing health. As in works like “The Sky Is Blue with a Single Cloud” and “Max,” the gender of many of Tsurita's strong and sensual protagonists is ambiguous, marking an early exploration of gender fluidity. Late stories like \"Arctic Cold\" and \"Flight\" show the artist experimenting with more conventional narrative modes, though with dystopian themes that extend the philosophical interests of her early work.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAn exciting and essential gekiga collection, \u003cem\u003eThe Sky Is Blue with a Single Cloud\u003c\/em\u003e is translated by comics scholar Ryan Holmberg and includes an afterword cowritten by Holmberg and the manga editor Mitsuhiro Asakawa delineating Tsurita's importance and historical relevance.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch3 class=\"dq-blurbs-header\"\u003ePraise for The Sky is Blue with a Single Cloud\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"view view-blurbs view-id-blurbs view-display-id-block_2 view-dom-id-59aa451c7b49937d9b73283aa69af0bf\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"view-content\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"views-row views-row-1 views-row-odd views-row-first\"\u003e\n\u003carticle class=\"node-15713 node node-blurb node-teaser clearfix\"\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA fantastic, continually surprising look at one of Japan’s most innovative—and least remembered—manga artists.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ccite\u003e The Atlantic \u003c\/cite\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003c\/article\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"views-row views-row-2 views-row-even\"\u003e\n\u003carticle class=\"node-15741 node node-blurb node-teaser clearfix\"\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGraced with a thorough, informative afterword by Ryan Holmberg, \u003cem\u003eThe Sky is Blue with a Single Cloud\u003c\/em\u003e is a generous, well-annotated retrospective, serving as both a fitting memorial and effective showcase for this iconoclastic artist, the first and only regular female creator for the legendary alt-Manga magazine \u003cem\u003eGaro\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ccite\u003e Solrad \u003c\/cite\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003c\/article\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"views-row views-row-3 views-row-odd\"\u003e\n\u003carticle class=\"node-15689 node node-blurb node-teaser clearfix\"\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMeticulously curated... \u003cem\u003eThe Sky Is Blue with a Single Cloud\u003c\/em\u003e is a label-defying collection of Kuniko Tsurita's gekiga [that] explores the role of women through numerous shorts in unexpected formats.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ccite\u003e Terry Hong, Shelf Awareness \u003c\/cite\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003c\/article\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"views-row views-row-4 views-row-even\"\u003e\n\u003carticle class=\"node-16070 node node-blurb node-teaser clearfix\"\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA selection of comics completed by Tsurita—the only female cartoonist to appear regularly in the influential alternative manga magazine \u003cem\u003eGaro\u003c\/em\u003e before the late Seventies, arrives in English for the first time, featuring a smoothly rendered translation by Holmberg.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ccite\u003e Seattle Public Library, Best Graphic Novels of 2020 \u003c\/cite\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003c\/article\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"views-row views-row-5 views-row-odd\"\u003e\n\u003carticle class=\"node-15611 node node-blurb node-teaser clearfix\"\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTsurita gets her due in this retrospective... essential reading for fans of underground comics.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ccite\u003e Publishers Weekly, Starred Review \u003c\/cite\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003c\/article\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"views-row views-row-6 views-row-even\"\u003e\n\u003carticle class=\"node-15737 node node-blurb node-teaser clearfix\"\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Sky Is Blue with a Single Cloud\u003c\/em\u003e is a superb and beautiful collection, one worth repeated readings for pleasure and reflection alike. The Anglophone world owes thanks to those involved in its production that English speaking audiences will finally get to encounter Tsurita's powerfully innovative and provocative work, which resonates with meaning for manga historians and contemporary audiences alike.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ccite\u003e Pop Matters \u003c\/cite\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003c\/article\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"views-row views-row-7 views-row-odd\"\u003e\n\u003carticle class=\"node-15690 node node-blurb node-teaser clearfix\"\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA long overdue and revelatory collection of masterfully crafted and deeply affecting stories.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ccite\u003e Library Journal \u003c\/cite\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003c\/article\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"views-row views-row-8 views-row-even\"\u003e\n\u003carticle class=\"node-16310 node node-blurb node-teaser clearfix\"\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGathered together in \u003cem\u003eThe Sky Is Blue with a Single Cloud\u003c\/em\u003e, [the] stylistic differences across her oeuvre are now more discernible, affirming Tsurita’s role as pioneering comic artist (no gendered qualifier needed!). At last, her short career (she died at 35) can finally be recognized in mainstream comics.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ccite\u003e Hyperallergic \u003c\/cite\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003c\/article\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"views-row views-row-9 views-row-odd\"\u003e\n\u003carticle class=\"node-16897 node node-blurb node-teaser clearfix\"\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eChallenging and insightful.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ccite\u003e Heroic Girls \u003c\/cite\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003c\/article\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"views-row views-row-10 views-row-even\"\u003e\n\u003carticle class=\"node-16242 node node-blurb node-teaser clearfix\"\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e[\u003cem\u003eSky is Blue with a Single Cloud\u003c\/em\u003e] centers women while exploring the human experience through misogyny, sexuality and gender, patriarchy, politics, social disruption, and existential identity. If ever there was a time for us to be pummeled across the head with these themes, it’s now.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ccite\u003e CNMN Magazine \u003c\/cite\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003c\/article\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"views-row views-row-11 views-row-odd\"\u003e\n\u003carticle class=\"node-16102 node node-blurb node-teaser clearfix\"\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDespite some stories being over fifty years old, this book felt relevant to modern times and politics – a treat for contemporary literature readers, and graphic novel fans alike.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ccite\u003e Charlevoix Public Library Winter Picks \u003c\/cite\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003c\/article\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"views-row views-row-12 views-row-even\"\u003e\n\u003carticle class=\"node-15682 node node-blurb node-teaser clearfix\"\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e[T]hough her life may have been cut short by illness, Tsurita still impacts anyone reading her work on a level so deep it seems she might well have been a pen pal.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ccite\u003e Blogcritics \u003c\/cite\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003c\/article\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"views-row views-row-13 views-row-odd\"\u003e\n\u003carticle class=\"node-16071 node node-blurb node-teaser clearfix\"\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e[This] collection of work from Kuniko Tsurita brought the work of the underexplored mangaka to the forefront this year, with one of the best collections of short stories to come out of the Japanese underground.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ccite\u003e Asian Movie Pulse, 10 Best Manga Releases of 2020 \u003c\/cite\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003c\/article\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"views-row views-row-14 views-row-even views-row-last\"\u003e\n\u003carticle class=\"node-16120 node node-blurb node-teaser clearfix\"\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOffering far more than a glimpse into Kuniko’s professional career, \u003cem\u003eThe Sky is Blue \u003c\/em\u003ereflects on her satirical subversion of social and cultural ideals of femininity in an industry dominated by men.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ccite\u003e ArtReview \u003c\/cite\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003c\/article\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Drawn \u0026 Quarterly","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40769555660982,"sku":"skyisblue","price":30.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0592\/8894\/4822\/products\/IMG_5545.jpg?v=1634723416"},{"product_id":"entropy","title":"Entropy","description":"\u003cp\u003eBy Aaron Costain. 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