{"product_id":"my-brothers-husband-volume-1-9781101871515","title":"My Brother's Husband, Volume 1","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe first volume of the acclaimed global sensation, f\u003cb\u003erom one of Japan's most notable manga artists: \u003c\/b\u003e Yaichi is a work-at-home suburban dad in contemporary Tokyo; formerly married to Natsuki, and 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 to be the widower of Yaichi's estranged gay twin, Ryoji. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMike 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003e(Please note: This book is a traditional work of manga, and reads back to front and right to left.)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eGENGOROH TAGAME\u003c\/b\u003e was born in 1964 and lives in Tokyo. After graduating from Tama University of Art, Tagame worked as an art director while writing manga and prose fiction, contributing illustrations for various magazines. In 1994 he cofounded the epochal \u003ci\u003eG-Men Magazine \u003c\/i\u003eand by 1996 he was working full-time as an openly gay artist. He is the author of dozens of graphic novels and stories which have been translated into English, French, Italian, and Korean. His artwork has been exhibited in galleries across Europe and America. \u003ci\u003eMy Brother's Husband \u003c\/i\u003emarks his first all-ages title, and earned him a 2018 Eisner Award as well as the Japan Media Arts Award for Outstanding Work of Manga from the Agency of Cultural Affairs.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Pantheon Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50643377684754,"sku":"9781101871515","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_c3939bde-6458-4ddb-8dbb-06a8d1069657.jpg?v=1737260097","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/my-brothers-husband-volume-1-9781101871515","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}