Internationally renowned film auteur Takeshi Kitano’s BOY is the first literary work by Japan’s “Renaissance Man” to be translated into English. Quentin Tarantino introduced Kitano’s cinematic genius to America years ago, but his equally brilliant word-craft has been a well-kept secret outside his native Japan…until now. Kitano’s beautiful, lyrical anthology of short stories exemplifies the theme of “boyhood,” found in all his works. Fans of Kitano, Tarantino, or anyone in love with solid thoughtful writing will devour this impressive collection. It’s a literary meal not to be missed.
BOY Marks Debut
Tuesday, August 28th, 2007BEA returns to NYC and Vertical is there
Tuesday, June 5th, 2007
Things really heated up at Book Expo America this year. And even when the Javits Center’s air-conditioning finally started working, it remained hot at the Vertical booth. Thousands of librarians and sellers attended the annual four-day event, many stopping by to discuss Vertical’s impressive line of books, including the popular Aranzi Aronzo series. Some picked up a free preliminary printing of renowned film auteur and Quentin Tarentino god Takeshi Kitano’s short story collection Boy. Other lucky visitors scored a copy of Shinjuku Shark, a new crime novel by leading Japanese hardboiled detective novelist Arimasa Osawa; while still others walked away, happily clutching a copy of an exclusive sampler of Vertical’s upcoming manga titles. Good thing the show comes around only once a year; it’ll take the Vertical crew that long to recuperate. Whew!