{"product_id":"cold-mountain-the-legend-of-han-shan-and-shih-te-the-original-dharma-bums-a-graphic-novel-paperback","title":"Cold Mountain: The Legend of Han Shan and Shih Te, the Original Dharma Bums (a Graphic Novel) - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSean Michael Wilson\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eAkiko Shimojima\u003c\/b\u003e (Illustrator), \u003cb\u003eJerome Seaton\u003c\/b\u003e (Contribution by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA graphic novel portrait of the wild antics and legendary poetry of the \"Laughing Pair\"--Han Shan and Shih Te, two of China's greatest poets.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e This is a smart, funny graphic novel exploring the life, legend, and lore of two of the greatest poets in Chinese history--Han Shan (known as \"Cold Mountain\") and Shih Te--who reportedly lived during the Tang dynasty (618-906 CE). They were critics of authority (both secular and religious) and champions of social justice who left their poetry on tree trunks and rocks. They were also reportedly monastics, drunks, cave dwellers, immortals, and many other wild and wondrous things. There is much delightful uncertainty about this \"Laughing Pair\"--including whether or not they actually existed. What is known is that the poetry attributed to them was greatly influential in both China and Japan, and to the Beat writers in the United States during the 1950s and '60s.\u003cbr\u003e Acclaimed manga creator Sean Michael Wilson has brought these renegade poets to life, showing the places they went and the philosophical and meditative aspects of their lives, as well as revealing their humor and wackiness and their penetrating insights into the human condition.Their poetry is interwoven throughout--translations by J. P. Seaton, one of the most respected tranlsators of Chinese poetry in the United States.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eSEAN MICHAEL WILSON is a comic book writer from Scotland, living in Japan. He has had many books published with a variety of US, UK, and Japanese publishers, such as \u003ci\u003eThe Book of Five Rings\u003c\/i\u003e, and edited the critically acclaimed \u003ci\u003eAX: alternative manga \u003c\/i\u003e(\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e's \"Best Books of 2010\" in comics). In 2016, his book\u003ci\u003e Lafcadio Hearn's \"The Faceless Ghost\" and Other Macabre Tales from Japan\u003c\/i\u003e was nominated for the prestigious Eisner Award. And in 2017, his book \u003ci\u003eSecrets of the Ninja \u003c\/i\u003ewon an International Manga Award from the Japanese Government.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 144\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5 x 8.4 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 14, 2015\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44765512990806,"sku":"9781611801798","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0720\/7433\/0198\/files\/3IwlpfZ9Gb9781611801798.webp?v=1779339798","url":"https:\/\/duanes-world-2.myshopify.com\/products\/cold-mountain-the-legend-of-han-shan-and-shih-te-the-original-dharma-bums-a-graphic-novel-paperback","provider":"Duane's World","version":"1.0","type":"link"}