Bibliograph

Festival of shadows, a Japanese ghost story, Atelier Sentō [Cécile Brun & Olivier Pichard] ; [translated from the French by Periplus Editions (HK) Ltd.]

Type

Label

Festival of shadows, a Japanese ghost story, Atelier Sentō [Cécile Brun & Olivier Pichard] ; [translated from the French by Periplus Editions (HK) Ltd.]

Language

eng

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

no index present

resource.interestAgeLevel

Ages: 13+

Literary Form

fiction

Main title

Festival of shadows

Nature of contents

comics graphic novels

Oclc number

1356864930

Responsibility statement

Atelier Sentō [Cécile Brun & Olivier Pichard] ; [translated from the French by Periplus Editions (HK) Ltd.]

Sub title

a Japanese ghost story

Summary

What happens when the living risk their lives to save the souls of the dead? Every summer, in an isolated Japanese village, a celebration known as the Festival of Shadows takes place. The villagers are entrusted to assist the troubled souls or "shadows" of those who died tragically, and to help them come to terms with their deaths and find eternal peace. Naoko, a young girl born in the village, is given a year to save the soul of a mysterious young man. She develops strong feelings for her shadow--a handsome young man, an artist--but he seems haunted by a terrible secret. She has a year to find out what happened to him, to help him come to terms with his past, and if she fails, his soul will be lost forever... As the year goes by, Naoko finds herself teetering between the worlds of the living and the dead. What is the terrible secret that seems to be haunting her shadow? And could she be risking her own life to help someone who has already lost his? Naoko puts her own life on the line to save the soul of this man she loves, in an exciting, moving and beautifully drawn story that takes the reader on a journey from the beautiful Japanese countryside to glamorous Tokyo art world

Target audience

adolescent

resource.variantTitle

Japanese ghost story

Classification