{"product_id":"my-picture-diary-fujiwara-maki-9781770466623","title":"My Picture Diary","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe wife of Japan's most lauded manga-ka documents a year in their lives with her own artistry. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn 1981, Fujiwara Maki began a picture diary about daily life with her son and husband, the legendary manga author Tsuge Yoshiharu. Publishing was not her original intention. \"I wanted to record our family's daily life while our son, Shosuke, was small. But as 8mm cameras were too expensive and we were poor, I decided on the picture diary format instead. I figured Shosuke would enjoy reading it when he got older.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDrawn in a simple, personable style, and covering the same years fictionalized in Tsuge's final masterpiece \u003ci\u003eThe Man Without Talent\u003c\/i\u003e, Fujiwara's journal focuses on the joys of daily life amidst the stresses of childrearing, housekeeping, and managing a depressed husband. A touching and inspiring testimony of one Japanese woman's resilience, \u003ci\u003eMy Picture Diary\u003c\/i\u003e is also an important glimpse of the enigma that is Tsuge. Fujiwara's diary is unsparing. It provides a stark picture of the gender divide in their household: Tsuge sleeps until noon and does practically nothing. He never compliments her cooking, and dictates how money is spent. Not once is he shown drawing. And yet Fujiwara remains surprisingly empathetic toward her mercurial husband. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTranslated by Ryan Holmberg, this edition sheds light on Fujiwara's life, her own career in art, writing, and underground theater, and her extensive influence upon her husband's celebrated manga.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Fujiwara Maki\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1770466622\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781770466623\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Drawn \u0026amp; Quarterly\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/19\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 284\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.20lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 6.30w x 1.30d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/15\/2023 pg. 42\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/04\/2023","brand":"Fujiwara Maki","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44077756973311,"sku":"9781770466623","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_4c51f9c4-a043-4c6c-a432-d79be3f0e2bd.jpg?v=1685471618","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/my-picture-diary-fujiwara-maki-9781770466623","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}