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The Ice Wanderer

by Jirô Taniguchi

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Lost in the Great North, two men are saved by the appearance of an old hunter who divulges a strange legend to them. Surrounded by wolves and fighting for their survival, two explorers head for Alaska to bury their companion... 1920s Japan and a man sets out to find the bear that killed his son... A marine biologist begins a quest to find the mythical whale graveyard. Six shorts with as many stories of men confronted with a savage nature, which is sometimes cruel, sometimes forgiving but always vast. Taniguchi at his award-winning best.… (more)
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S'invecchia e gli attacchi
di tosse fanno intravedere
il sipario della vita

Noi torniamo nei profondi
abissi che sono la nostra
casa natia.

...

Come bambini apriamo il
nostro grande cuore

Noi sappiamo che pure i bipedi
sono nostri stretti amici

E poi di nuovo tutti riuniti
danzeremo nel grande oceano

(p. 220) ( )
  NewLibrary78 | Jul 22, 2023 |
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Lost in the Great North, two men are saved by the appearance of an old hunter who divulges a strange legend to them. Surrounded by wolves and fighting for their survival, two explorers head for Alaska to bury their companion... 1920s Japan and a man sets out to find the bear that killed his son... A marine biologist begins a quest to find the mythical whale graveyard. Six shorts with as many stories of men confronted with a savage nature, which is sometimes cruel, sometimes forgiving but always vast. Taniguchi at his award-winning best.

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