Cold Mountain (Graphic Novel): The Legend of Han Shan and Shih Te, the Original Dharma Bums

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Sean Michael Wilson Akiko Shimojima

Cold Mountain (Graphic Novel)

The Legend of Han Shan and Shih Te, the Original Dharma Bums

Sean Michael Wilson, Akiko Shimojima, J. P. Seaton

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Shambhala Publications Inc
01 May 2015

Poetry anthologies; Graphic novels: literary & memoirs; Oriental & Indian philosophy

"This is a smart, funny graphic novel exploring the life, legend, and lore of two of the greatest poets in Chinese history--Han Shan (known as ""Cold Mountain"") and Shih Te--who reportedly lived during the Tang dynasty (618-906 CE). They were critics of authority (both secular and religious) and champions of social justice who left their poetry on tree trunks and rocks. They were also reportedly monastics, drunks, cave dwellers, immortals, and many other wild and wondrous things. There is much delightful uncertainty about this ""Laughing Pair""--including whether or not they actually existed. What is known is that the poetry attributed to them was greatly influential in both China and Japan, and to the Beat writers in the United States during the 1950s and '60s.

Acclaimed manga creator Sean Michael Wilson has brought these renegade poets to life, showing the places they went and the philosophical and meditative aspects of their lives, as well as revealing their humor and wackiness and their penetrating insights into the human condition.

Their poetry is interwoven throughout--translations by J. P. Seaton, one of the most respected tranlsators of Chinese poetry in the United States.

A

graphic novel portrait of the wild antics and legendary poetry of the

""Laughing Pair""-Han Shan and Shih Te, two of China's greatest poets.

This is a

smart, funny graphic novel exploring the life, legend, and lore of two

of the greatest poets in Chinese history-Han Shan (known as ""Cold

Mountain"") and Shih Te-who reportedly lived during the Tang dynasty

(618-906 CE). They were critics of authority (both secular and

religious) and champions of social justice who left their poetry on tree

trunks and rocks. They were also reportedly monastics, drunks, cave

dwellers, immortals, and many other wild and wondrous things. There is

much delightful uncertainty about this ""Laughing Pair""-including

whether or not they actually existed. What is known is that the poetry

attributed to them was greatly influential in both China and Japan, and

to the Beat writers in the United States during the 1950s and '60s.

Acclaimed manga creator Sean Michael Wilson has brought these renegade

poets to life, showing the places they went and the philosophical and

meditative aspects of their lives, as well as revealing their humor and

wackiness and their penetrating insights into the human condition.

Their

poetry is interwoven throughout-translations by J. P. Seaton, one of

the most respected tranlsators of Chinese poetry in the United States."

By: Sean Michael Wilson
Illustrated by: Akiko Shimojima
Prologue by: J. P. Seaton
Imprint: Shambhala Publications Inc
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 216mm, Width: 152mm, Spine: 9mm
Weight: 236g
ISBN: 9781611801798
ISBN 10: 1611801796
Pages: 128
Publication Date: 01 May 2015
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

"SEAN MICHAEL WILSON is a comic book writer from Scotland, living in Japan. He has had many books published with a variety of US, UK, and Japanese publishers, such asThe Book of Five Rings, and edited the critically acclaimedAX- alternative manga(Publishers Weekly's ""Best Books of 2010"" in comics). In 2016, his bookLafcadio Hearn's ""The Faceless Ghost"" and Other Macabre Tales from Japanwas nominated for the prestigious Eisner Award. And in 2017, his bookSecrets of the Ninjawon an International Manga Awardfrom the Japanese Government."

Reviews for Cold Mountain (Graphic Novel): The Legend of Han Shan and Shih Te, the Original Dharma Bums

"“The poetry of the manga here expresses the poetry of this pair of ‘mad men’ of Cold Mountain. Read the wise verses of Han Shan and Shih Te and, like the sage, your face will also break into a great big smile.”—Paul Gravett, author of Comics Art and editor of 1001 Comics You Must Read Before You Die ""Overall, an excellent graphic novel about these almost mythical figures which may have very well birthed modern philosophy. The story by Wilson and Seaton is smart, funny, and engaging. The art by Shimojima is sophisticated. Altogether, it’s an elegant tome which pays tribute to the godfathers of ‘dharmic bliss.’""—Graphic Policy"