Saturn Apartments by Hisae Iwaoka
A touching, character-rich vision of an intriguing new world.Far in the future, humankind has evacuated the earth in order to preserve it. Humans now reside in a gigantic structure that forms a ring around the earth, thirty-five kilometers up in the sky. The society of the Ring is highly stratified: the higher the floor, the greater the status. Mitsu, the lowly son of a window washer, has just graduated junior high. When his father disappears and is assumed dead, Mitsu must take on his father's occupation. As he struggles with the transition to working life, Mitsu's job treats him to an outsider's view into the living-room dioramas of the Saturn Apartments.
Far in the future, humankind has evacuated the earth in order to preserve it. Humans now reside in a gigantic structure that forms a ring around the earth, 35 kilometers up in the sky. The society of the ring is highly stratified: the higher the floor, the greater the status. Mitsu, the lowly son of a window washer, has just graduated junior high. When his father disappears and is assumed dead, Mitsu must take on his father's occupation. As he struggles with the transition to working life, Mitsu's job treats him to an outsider's view into the living-room dioramas of the Saturn Apartments.
Hisae Iwaoka is the author of a number of one-shot manga, including and Shiroi Kumo (White Clouds), which were both serialized in IKKI magazine. Her art installations have been presented internationally in Takashi Murakami's group show Tokyo Girls Bravo. Her most recent series is Saturn Apartments.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781421533643 |
| ISBN 10 | 1421533642 |
| Title | Saturn Apartments |
| Author | Hisae Iwaoka |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Viz Media |
| Year published | 2010-05-25 |
| Number of pages | 192 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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