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Ten Billion Days and One Hundred Billion Nights
Ryu Mitsuse
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Description for Ten Billion Days and One Hundred Billion Nights
Hardback. A brand-new title from the Haiksoru imprint, featuring the best of Japanese Science Fiction and Fantasy. Series: Ten Billion Days and One Hundred Billion Nights. Num Pages: 360 pages. BIC Classification: FL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 163 x 27. Weight in Grams: 558.
Ten billion days--that is how long it will take the philosopher Plato to determine the true systems of the world. One hundred billion nights--that is how far into the future he and Christ and Siddhartha Gautama will travel into the future to witness the end of the world and also its fiery birth. Named the greatest Japanese science fiction novel of all time, Ten Billion Days and One Hundred Billion Nights is an epic eons in the making. Originally published in 1973, the novel was revised by the author in later years and republished in 2001.
Ten billion days--that is how long it will take the philosopher Plato to determine the true systems of the world. One hundred billion nights--that is how far into the future he and Christ and Siddhartha Gautama will travel into the future to witness the end of the world and also its fiery birth. Named the greatest Japanese science fiction novel of all time, Ten Billion Days and One Hundred Billion Nights is an epic eons in the making. Originally published in 1973, the novel was revised by the author in later years and republished in 2001.
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Viz Media, Subs. of Shogakukan Inc United States
Number of pages
360
Condition
New
Series
Ten Billion Days and One Hundred Billion Nights
Number of Pages
360
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9781421539041
SKU
V9781421539041
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About Ryu Mitsuse
Born in Tokyo in 1928. After graduating from Tokyo University of Education with a degree in the sciences, he took up the study of literature and philosophy. He debuted with “Sunny Sea 1979” in 1962, and his work—which often combines Eastern philosophy with both history and hard science fiction—includes Eastern Conquest and Chinese Rule and Hei Family Story. Mitsuse made ... Read more
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