{"product_id":"godzilla-and-godzilla-raids-again-paperback","title":"Godzilla and Godzilla Raids Again - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eShigeru Kayama\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eJeffrey Angles\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe first English translations of the original novellas about the iconic \u003ci\u003ekaijū\u003c\/i\u003e Godzilla\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Godzilla emerged from the sea to devastate Tokyo in the now-classic 1954 film, produced by Tōhō Studios and directed by Ishirō Honda, creating a global sensation and launching one of the world's most successful movie and media franchises. Awakened and transformed by nuclear weapons testing, Godzilla serves as a terrifying metaphor for humanity's shortsighted destructiveness: this was the intent of Shigeru Kayama, the science fiction writer who drafted the 1954 original film and its first sequel and, in 1955, published these novellas. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Although the Godzilla films have been analyzed in detail by cultural historians, film scholars, and generations of fans, Kayama's two Godzilla novellas--both classics of Japanese young-adult science fiction--have never been available in English. This book finally provides English-speaking fans and critics the original texts with these first-ever English-language translations of \u003ci\u003eGodzilla\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eGodzilla Raids Again\u003c\/i\u003e. The novellas reveal valuable insights into Kayama's vision for the Godzilla story, feature plots that differ from the films, and clearly display the author's strong antinuclear, proenvironmental convictions. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Kayama's fiction depicts Godzilla as engaging in guerrilla-style warfare against humanity, which has allowed the destruction of the natural world through its irresponsible, immoral perversion of science. As human activity continues to cause mass extinctions and rapid climatic change, Godzilla provides a fable for the Anthropocene, powerfully reminding us that nature will fight back against humanity's onslaught in unpredictable and devastating ways. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRetail e-book files for this title are screen-reader friendly.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Shigeru Kayama (1904-1975) was a science fiction writer and scenarist whose early stories about monsters and mutated sea creatures attracted the attention of Tōhō Studios, which asked him to draft the first two Godzilla films. The film \u003ci\u003eHalf Human\u003c\/i\u003e by Tōhō Studios was also based on one of his stories, and he contributed to the screenplay for the Tōhō film \u003ci\u003eThe Mysterians\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Jeffrey Angles is professor of Japanese at Western Michigan University. He is author of \u003ci\u003eWriting the Love of Boys\u003c\/i\u003e (Minnesota, 2011) and award-winning translator of Orikuchi Shinobu's \u003ci\u003eThe Book of the Dead\u003c\/i\u003e (Minnesota, 2017) and Hiromi Ito's \u003ci\u003eThe Thorn Puller\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 256\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.5 x 8 x 5.7 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 03, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51752353923360,"sku":"9781517915230","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/9286cc9df0ad1977f170cddf66f2850c.webp?v=1779993627","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/godzilla-and-godzilla-raids-again-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}