Name: Our Colors (Pantheon Graphic Library)
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Author: Tagame, Gengoroh ; Ishii, Anne
ISBN: 9781524748562

portada Our Colors (Pantheon Graphic Library)

Type

Physical Book

Author

Gengoroh Tagame

Translated by

Anne Ishii

Publisher

Pantheon Books

Year

2022

Language

English

Pages

528

Format

Hardcover

Dimensions

25.6 x 18.8 x 3.8 cm

Weight

1.13 kg.

ISBN13

9781524748562

Synopsis "Our Colors (Pantheon Graphic Library)"

A mesmerizing coming-of-age and coming-out graphic novel by the genius writer-artist of the Eisner Award-winning breakout hit My Brother's Husband Set in contemporary suburban Japan, Our Colors is the story of Sora Itoda: a sixteen-year-old aspiring painter who experiences his world in synesthetic hues of blues and reds, governed by the emotional turbulence of being a teenager. He wants to live honestly as a young gay man in high school, but that is still not acceptable in Japanese society. His best friend and childhood confidant is Nao, a young woman whom everyone thinks is (or should be) his girlfriend; and it would be the easiest thing to play along--she knows he is gay but knows, too, how hard it is to live one's truth in their situation. Sora's world changes forever when he meets Mr. Amamiya, a middle-aged gentleman who is the owner and proprietor of a local coffee shop, and who is completely, unapologetically out as a gay man. A mentorship and friendship ensues, as Sora comes out to him and agrees to paint a mural in the shop, and Mr. Amamiya counsels him (platonically) about how to deal with who he is. But it won't be easy. Mr. Amamiya paid a high price for his freedom of identity, and when a figure from his past suddenly appears, it becomes a prime example of just how complicated life can be.