by Jirô Taniguchi, Natsuo Sekikawa · Casterman · tapa blanda · ISBN 9782203218062
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«Au temps de Botchan» is the third historical manga by Jirô Taniguchi and Natsuo Sekikawa, published by Casterman in paperback (312 pages, in French).
Japan, 1909. The poet Ishikawa Takuboku loses his wallet on a tram, stolen by Tomita Ginzo, the king of pickpockets. After this episode and his decision to shave off his moustache, the young man begins to open up to poetry. The work portrays the founders of modern Japanese literature and a society in full transformation.
Volume 3 of the series «Au temps de Botchan» / «Botchan no jidai». The original work dates from 1992; this French edition, published in 2025, respects the original reading direction.
For readers of seinen manga interested in history, literature and early 20th-century Japan.
Jiro Taniguchi was a Japanese manga writer/artist. His works belong to the gekiga, or "dramatic pictures", genre of manga. In France he was knighted a Chevalier of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres in 2011.
