My Brother's Husband (#1)

Author(s): Gengoroh Tagame

Graphic Novels

A beautifully written graphic novel about family, the clash between Japanese and Western culture and accepting people for who they are.

Yaichi is a work-at-home suburban dad in contemporary Tokyo; formerly married to Natsuki, 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 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.

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Heartbreaking yet hopeful, Gengoroh Tagame's beautifully rendered meditation on the struggle for gay acceptance in today's Japan is quietly dazzling. I am already looking forward to part two! * CNN * When a cuddly Canadian comes to call, Yaichi - a single Japanese dad - is forced to confront his painful past. With his young daughter Kana leading the way, he gradually rethinks his assumptions about what makes a family. Renowned manga artist Gengoroh Tagame turns his stunning draftsmanship to a story very different from his customary fare, to delightful and heartwarming effect -- Alison Bechdel, author of Fun Home

General Fields

  • : 9780349134574
  • : Little, Brown Book Group Limited
  • : Sphere
  • : 0.472
  • : November 2017
  • : 187mm X 130mm
  • : United Kingdom
  • : January 2018
  • : books

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  • : 352
  • : 1
  • : Hardback
  • : Gengoroh Tagame