River's Edge by Kyoko Okazaki

River's Edge by Kyoko Okazaki

From renowned author, Kyoko Okazaki, the creator of Helter Skelter and Pink, comes a story of adolescence filled with friendship, drama and intertwined relationships of six high school friends.

At the edge of the city not far from the sea, a field of goldenrod sways in the breeze, its veil of amber flowers obscuring secrets underneath. Old bones and forgotten memories rest in silence, waiting for someone to dig them up. This is where the lives of six young men and women intertwine in ways both tragic and extraordinary. Decaying secrets are revealed as they forge friendships from pain, find betrayal in pleasure, and stare into the face of death itself-in a field of gold by a stagnant river, under the smoke-filled skies.

18+

Many consider Kyoko Okazaki, who was born on December 13, 1963, to be one of the moms of josei (women's) comics. Okazaki began her career in adult comics in the 1980s, and is known for her minimalist style and willingness to tackle challenging subjects. Okazaki made her debut in Cartoon Burikko, an experimental adult comic anthology aimed mostly at men, while she was a student at Atomi University. Okazaki's focus would eventually shift to women's issues. With a focus on modern young women's difficulties, Okazaki's narratives never shied away from street culture, high fashion, or drug usage.

She'd subsequently move on to her first long-running series, Tokyo Girls Bravo, which was a rare cartoon to be published in a fashion magazine. Okazaki has been out of the public eye since the turn of the century as she heals from a near-fatal automobile accident. Okazaki won the Japan Media Arts Award as well as the Osamu Tezuka Culture Award for her work on Helter Skelter, which was converted into a film in 2012 and is presently showing in the United States.

SKU	Unavailable
ISBN 13	9781647291839
ISBN 10	1647291836
Title	River's Edge
Author	Kyoko Okazaki
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Vertical Inc.
Year published	2023-06-27
Number of pages	242
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.