Zoo In Winter: The Russian Love Story

Good description of the Japanese way of life, while good art. A real page turning had to put it down again and again.Jim Wiinholt

I didn't realize how deeply I'd been sucked into A Zoo in Winter until it was over. When I turned the final page I felt like I'd awaken from a deep, deep dream. It's about so many things... the feelings of early adulthood, artistic inspiration and drive, the founding days of manga, dreams realized, dreams deferred, but at it's heart, its a beautiful, beautiful love song.I ordered this book on a whim and didn't even realize that it was by the same creator as A Distant Neighborhood - another story well worth checking out.I don't know much about A Zoo in Winter's publisher, Ponent Mon S.L, but they treat the story with a lot of respect. It has a nice, large size, a firm, hard cover, sturdy paper, and smooth binding. I've not read the original in Japanese, but the translator did an excellent job making the dialogue flow. Nothing felt stilted.It's a shame that Jiro Taniguchi isn't well known in the states. His work has a timeless quality and is easily accessible; you don't have to be a hard core manga fan to enjoy it. Strongly recommended.

A great story of a salery man turn manga artist in the 60's . The art work is incredible the details in backgrounds and the animals is beautiful. In the end I do hope that Hamaguchi and his beloved Mariko do live out their days happily. In short A very great manga by a very great manga artist Jiro Tanaguchi.

WONDERFUL... JIRO TANIGUCHI IS THE ZEN MASTER OF MANGA, AND HE DEPICTS THE EMOTIONS,NATURE AND LIFE IN SO SIMPLE BEAUTY. I LOVE TANUGUCHI'S DETAILED STYLE HERE...SUCH A DELIGHT AND ALTERNATIVE TONE IN MANGA.