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With what may be Mallory's camera found and lost, photographer Fukamachi delves deeper into the life of the mysterious character Bikha Sanp - the "Venomous Snake" - convinced that he is, in reality, the legendary mountaineer ouji Habu. the more he digs the more he reveals of the lives of both Habu and his constant nemesis Tsuneo Hase as they each struggle against their own limitations and the perceived achievements of hte other. It is a tale of obession to succeed, to be the first - always. But as he penetrates the darkness of these men's psyches he finds himself being laid bare and bound to the mountain in this raw human drama.
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The Summit of the Gods 2, Jirō Taniguchi, Baku Yumemakura
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- Released
- 2009
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- Title
- The Summit of the Gods 2
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Jirō Taniguchi, Baku Yumemakura
- Publisher
- Fanfare
- Released
- 2009
- Format
- Paperback
- Pages
- 336
- ISBN10
- 8492444320
- ISBN13
- 9788492444328
- Series
- The Summit of the Gods
- Tags
- Fiction, Comics & Manga, Manga, Japan, Search, Seinen, Mountaineering
- Rating
- 4.5 out of 5
- Description
- With what may be Mallory's camera found and lost, photographer Fukamachi delves deeper into the life of the mysterious character Bikha Sanp - the "Venomous Snake" - convinced that he is, in reality, the legendary mountaineer ouji Habu. the more he digs the more he reveals of the lives of both Habu and his constant nemesis Tsuneo Hase as they each struggle against their own limitations and the perceived achievements of hte other. It is a tale of obession to succeed, to be the first - always. But as he penetrates the darkness of these men's psyches he finds himself being laid bare and bound to the mountain in this raw human drama.