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Shigeru Kayama Godzilla and Godzilla Raids Again (Paperback)
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- Book Title
- Godzilla and Godzilla Raids Again
- Publication Name
- Godzilla and Godzilla Raids Again
- Title
- Godzilla and Godzilla Raids Again
- Translator
- Jeffrey Angles
- Contributor
- Jeffrey Angles (Translated by)
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- ISBN-10
- 1517915236
- EAN
- 9781517915230
- ISBN
- 9781517915230
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press
- Genre
- Fiction
- Topic
- Science Fiction / General
- Release Date
- 03/10/2023
- Release Year
- 2023
- Language
- English
- Country/Region of Manufacture
- US
- Item Height
- 0.4in
- Item Length
- 8.2in
- Item Width
- 5.5in
- Item Weight
- 11 Oz
- Publication Year
- 2023
- Number of Pages
- 256 Pages
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The first English translations of the original novellas about the iconic kaiju Godzilla Godzilla emerged from the sea to devastate Tokyo in the now-classic 1954 film, produced by Toho Studios and directed by Ishiro Honda, creating a global sensation and launching one of the world's most successful movie and media franchises. Awakened and transformed by nuclear weapons testing, Godzilla serves as a terrifying metaphor for humanity's shortsighted destructiveness: this was the intent of Shigeru Kayama, the science fiction writer who drafted the 1954 original film and its first sequel and, in 1955, published these novellas. Although the Godzilla films have been analyzed in detail by cultural historians, film scholars, and generations of fans, Kayama's two Godzilla novellas--both classics of Japanese young-adult science fiction--have never been available in English. This book finally provides English-speaking fans and critics the original texts with these first-ever English-language translations of Godzilla and Godzilla Raids Again . The novellas reveal valuable insights into Kayama's vision for the Godzilla story, feature plots that differ from the films, and clearly display the author's strong antinuclear, proenvironmental convictions. Kayama's fiction depicts Godzilla as engaging in guerrilla-style warfare against humanity, which has allowed the destruction of the natural world through its irresponsible, immoral perversion of science. As human activity continues to cause mass extinctions and rapid climatic change, Godzilla provides a fable for the Anthropocene, powerfully reminding us that nature will fight back against humanity's onslaught in unpredictable and devastating ways. Retail e-book files for this title are screen-reader friendly.
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Publisher
University of Minnesota Press
ISBN-10
1517915236
ISBN-13
9781517915230
eBay Product ID (ePID)
11060614146
Product Key Features
Book Title
Godzilla and Godzilla Raids Again
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Topic
Science Fiction / General
Publication Year
2023
Genre
Fiction
Number of Pages
256 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
8.2in
Item Height
0.4in
Item Width
5.5in
Item Weight
11 Oz
Additional Product Features
Lc Classification Number
Pl832.A936g6513 2023
Reviews
"At long last, the pathbreaking novellas by Shigeru Kayama that launched the Godzilla franchise are finally available in English. It was well worth the wait: Jeffrey Angles's lively translation captures all the action, emotion, and political edge of the original Japanese texts. This engaging volume will be a revelation for Godzilla fans, a rich resource for students of Japan, and a rewarding read for anyone who enjoys classic tales of science fiction and adventure."--William M. Tsutsui, chancellor of Ottawa University and author of Godzilla on My Mind: Fifty Years of the King of Monsters "The contributions of Japan's speculative fiction writer Shigeru Kayama to the Godzilla film franchise have long been overlooked in the West. Jeffrey Angles's translation of Kayama's Godzilla and Godzilla Raids Again novellas, along with Angles's own afterword with a biographical sketch of the writer, correct this longstanding oversight. An invaluable addition to the history of Japanese science fiction cinema and literature."--Steve Ryfle, coauthor of Ishiro Honda: A Life in Film, from Godzilla to Kurosawa, "At long last, the pathbreaking novellas by Shigeru Kayama that launched the Godzilla franchise are finally available in English. It was well worth the wait: Jeffrey Angles's lively translation captures all the action, emotion, and political edge of the original Japanese texts. This engaging volume will be a revelation for Godzilla fans, a rich resource for students of Japan, and a rewarding read for anyone who enjoys classic tales of science fiction and adventure."--William M. Tsutsui, chancellor of Ottawa University and author of Godzilla on My Mind: Fifty Years of the King of Monsters "The contributions of Japan's speculative fiction writer Shigeru Kayama to the Godzilla film franchise have long been overlooked in the West. Jeffrey Angles's translation of Kayama's Godzilla and Godzilla Raids Again novellas, along with Angles's own afterword with a biographical sketch of the writer, correct this longstanding oversight. An invaluable addition to the history of Japanese science fiction cinema and literature."--Steve Ryfle, coauthor of Ishiro Honda: A Life in Film, from Godzilla to Kurosawa "The novellas reveal valuable insights into Kayama's vision for the Godzilla story, feature plots that differ from those of the films, and clearly display the author's strong antinuclear, proenvironmental convictions."-- Scified
Table of Content
Contents Note on Japanese Names Godzilla: Godzilla in Tokyo A Strange Bright Light from the Ocean Floor The Kaiju of odo Island The Eerie Island of odo Godzilla Appears The Mysterious Trilobite The Underground Laboratory We Mustn't Kill The Tokyo Godzilla Society Godzilla Attacks the Metropolitan Center The Oxygen Destroyer Prayer for Peace Godzilla Raids Again: Godzilla in Osaka Flight over the Ocean Two Kaiju Professor Yamane Godzilla Approaches Crowds of Evacuees The Escaped Prisoners Godzilla Makes Landfall Anguirus The Hokkaido Branch The Far North Celebrating the Big Catch Godzilla Appears in the Northern Seas Kobayashi's Plane Meets Its End Nature's Victory Song Afterword: Translating an Icon Jeffrey Angles Glossary of Names, Places, and Ideas
Copyright Date
2023
Lccn
2023-019309
Dewey Decimal
895.635
Intended Audience
Trade
Dewey Edition
23
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