From: bliss@sfo.com   
      
           "Goodby 1971-1972" in hardcover is a manga from before the   
   economic recovery of Japan by Yoshihiro Tatsumi and is an adult manga   
   depicting the lowest in society.  Foreword by Frederik L. Schodt and   
   published by Drawn and Quarterly Publications. 2008   
      
   	"Goodbye" the title piece is a manga drawing on memories of the   
   immediate post WW II period as are many of the other manga included in   
   this book.  It begins with prostitution and ends with   
   incest.   
   	This is before shojo, shouen-ai, and bishojo, et al changed the face   
   of Japanese manga production and constrained the mangaka   
   within the limits of "decency". I enjoyed the realism of the works.   
   This is not "Gen of Hiroshima" nor "Grave of the Fireflies" but it   
   conveys the struggle of the individuals to find meaning in their   
   lives.   
      
   	Drawn and Quarterly wants $19.95 in the US or Canada   
   for the book and it is worth it.   
      
   	later   
   	bliss   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)