My Brother's Husband, Volume 1
Author | : Gengoroh Tagame |
Publisher | : Pantheon |
Total Pages | : 354 |
Release | : 2017-05-02 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781101871522 |
ISBN-13 | : 1101871520 |
Rating | : 4/5 (22 Downloads) |
Book excerpt: The first volume of the acclaimed global sensation, from one of Japan's most notable manga artists: Yaichi is a work-at-home suburban dad in contemporary Tokyo; formerly married to Natsuki, and father to their young daughter, Kana. Their lives suddenly change with the arrival at their doorstep of a hulking, affable Canadian named Mike Flanagan, who declares himself to be the widower of Yaichi's estranged gay twin, Ryoji. Mike is on a quest to explore Ryoji's past, and the family reluctantly but dutifully takes him in. What follows is an unprecedented and heartbreaking look at the state of a largely still-closeted Japanese gay culture: how it's been affected by the West, and how the next generation can change the preconceptions about it and prejudices against it. (Please note: This book is a traditional work of manga, and reads back to front and right to left.)