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Ten Billion Days and One Hundred Billion Nights
Ryu Mitsuse
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Description for Ten Billion Days and One Hundred Billion Nights
Hardback. A brand-new title from the Haiksoru imprint, featuring the best of Japanese Science Fiction and Fantasy. Series: Ten Billion Days and One Hundred Billion Nights. Num Pages: 360 pages. BIC Classification: FL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 163 x 27. Weight in Grams: 558.
Plato, Buddha, Christ--what brings these men to the far future to witness the end of the world?
Ten billion days—that is how long it will take the philosopher Plato to determine the true systems of the world. One hundred billion nights—that is how far into the future Jesus of Nazareth, Siddhartha, and the demigod Asura will travel to witness the end of all worlds. Named the greatest Japanese science fiction novel of all time, Ten Billion Days and One Hundred Billion Nights is an epic eons in the making. Originally published in 1967, the novel was revised by the author in ... Read more
Plato, Buddha, Christ--what brings these men to the far future to witness the end of the world?
Ten billion days—that is how long it will take the philosopher Plato to determine the true systems of the world. One hundred billion nights—that is how far into the future Jesus of Nazareth, Siddhartha, and the demigod Asura will travel to witness the end of all worlds. Named the greatest Japanese science fiction novel of all time, Ten Billion Days and One Hundred Billion Nights is an epic eons in the making. Originally published in 1967, the novel was revised by the author in ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Viz Media, Subs. of Shogakukan Inc United States
Number of pages
360
Condition
New
Series
Ten Billion Days and One Hundred Billion Nights
Number of Pages
288
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9781421539041
SKU
V9781421539041
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About Ryu Mitsuse
Born in Tokyo in 1928, Ryu Mitsuse graduated from Tokyo University of Education with a degree in the sciences, after which he took up the study of philosophy. He debuted with “Sunny Sea 1979” in 1962, and his work—which often combines Eastern philosophy and hard science fiction—includes Tasogare ni kaeru (Returns in the Twilight) and Ushinawareta toshi no kiroku (The ... Read more
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