{"product_id":"how-to-become-a-taoist-immortal-paperback","title":"How to Become a Taoist Immortal - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eUtagawa Kuninao\u003c\/b\u003e (Illustrator), \u003cb\u003eEric Shahan\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator), \u003cb\u003eJippensha Ikku\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn Edo Era Manga originally published in 1800. This is a humorous story about a group of retired men and women who encounter a Taoist Immortal. They request to become students so they too may live forever. Ikku, the author, was a prolific writer who published 20 Edo Manga a year, in addition to other works. His sarcastic and ironic takes on contemporary society garnered him many fans and he is said to have been the first author in Japan to make a living solely on writing. Edo Manga were popular with the highly literate Edo townspeople and Samurai as well and continued to be published until the end of the 19th century.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 88\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.18 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 08, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51748704649504,"sku":"9781950959068","price":26.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/833170a9d9e102269a3de5ff83518a9a.webp?v=1779914107","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/how-to-become-a-taoist-immortal-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}