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Red : A Haida Manga

Red: A Haida Manga

Michael Nicoll Yahgulanaas
$22.95

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Referencing a classic Haida oral narrative, this stunning full-colour graphic novel documents the tragic story of a leader so blinded by revenge that he leads his community to the brink of war and destruction. Consisting of 108 pages of hand-painted illustrations, Red is a groundbreaking mix of Haida imagery and Japanese manga. Now available in paperback, the hardcover edition was nominated for the B.C. Bookseller’s Choice Award, a Doug Wright Award for Best Book and a 2010 Joe Shuster Award for Outstanding Canadian Cartoonist. It was also an Amazon Top 100 book of 2009.

Red is the prideful leader of a small village in the islands off the northwest coast of British Columbia. His sister was abducted years ago by a band of raiders. When news comes that she has been spotted in a nearby village, Red sets out to rescue his sister and exact revenge on her captors. Tragic and time- less, it is reminiscent of such classic stories as Oedipus Rex and Macbeth. Red is an action-packed and dazzling graphic novel that is also a cautionary tale about the devastating effects of rage and retribution.


Prize(s): Nominated Joe Shuster Award - Outstanding Canadian Cartoonist (2010), Nominated Doug Wright Award - Best Book (2010), Nominated BC Booksellers' Choice Award in Honour of Bill Duthie (2010) 


Douglas & McIntyre
ISBN: 9781771620222
Paperback / softback
8.0 in x 8.75 in - 120 pp
Publication Date: 11/04/2014
BISAC Subject(s): CGN006000-COMICS & GRAPHIC NOVELS / Literary,FIC010000-FICTION / Fairy Tales, Folk Tales, Legends & Mythology,SOC021000-SOCIAL SCIENCE / Ethnic Studies / American / Native American Studies