The Ghost in the Shell Novel by Tow Ubukata

The Ghost in the Shell Novel by Tow Ubukata

This brand new Ghost in the Shell release is a new collection of short stories by some of the biggest names in Japanese prose today. Featuring works by Tow Ubukata (Mardock Scramble), Toh EnJoe (Self-Reference ENGINE), Kafka Asagiri (Bungo Stray Dogs), Gakuto Mikumo (Strike the Blood), and Yoshinobu Akita (Sorcerous Stabber ORPHEN). Each of these talents add their own take on the hit manga to this collection, building upon and re-interpreting the world of the Major and Public Security Section 9.

Toh EnJoe was born in Hokkaido in 1972. After completing a PhD at the University of Tokyo, he became a researcher in theoretical physics. In 2007 he won the Bungakukai Shinjinsho (Literary World Newcomer's) Prize with Of the Baseball. That same year brought the publication of his book Self-Reference ENGINE, which caused a sensation in SF circles and which was ranked No. 2 on SF Magazine's list of the best science fiction of the year. Since then, EnJoe has been one of those rare writers comfortable working in both pure literature and science fiction. In 2010 his novel U Yu Shi Tan won the Noma Prize for new authors. In 2011 his This Is a Pen was nominated for the Akutagawa Prize, and he won Waseda University's Tsubouchi Shouyou Prize. In January 2012, he won the Akutagawa Prize with Doukeshi no Cyo (Butterflies of a Harlequin). His other works include Boy's Surface and About Goto.

SKU	Unavailable
ISBN 13	9781945054228
ISBN 10	1945054220
Title	The Ghost in the Shell Novel
Author	Tow Ubukata
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Vertical, Inc.
Year published	2017-04-04
Number of pages	200
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.