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The Invisible Man: A Fresh Start

If you had the eyes of an invisible man... A whole new world made possible by the world's first bookbinding method.

◎About Poetry Ikuo Tani, a poet who writes a poem every day, was unable to write for a week after the earthquake. The first poem he wrote again was “Re-start,” as the title suggests.

This book contains 31 poems selected from those written between November 6, 2010 and May 30, 2011. It also features the ability to read and view all the poems from the perspective of being “invisible.

◎The meaning of “The World's First Bound Book Poem - semi-transparent paper Photographs - regular paper The poems and the photographs unfold alternately, and the paper changes one by one to match the poems. This is a bookbinding that everyone has wanted to realize, but it has been impossible. This is the first time in the world that a bound book has been made available for general circulation. This is a book that contains two perspectives: the perspective of the “Invisible Man” and the perspective of a “fresh start. Please enjoy this world that can only be expressed on paper. (From the editorial department)

The 46th Bookbinding Contest “Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Award” and “Publishing Culture Industry Promotion Foundation Award The book won both the “Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Award” and the “Publishing Culture Industry Promotion Foundation Award” in the 46th Bookbinding Contest!

Author: Ikuo Tani Born in Mie Prefecture in 1955, Ikuo Tani left the Department of English Literature at Doshisha University and made his debut as a poet in 1990 with “A Little Color of Death” (published by Shichosha), and in 1993, “Sunset in Manhattan” was nominated for the Bunkamura Dumago Literary Award. His poetry collections include “A Place Fit for Myself” (photo by Takashi Homma) and “Capacity Over” (photo by Yurie Nagashima), both published by Rironsha. His poetry collections include “Jikkoujikkai” (photo by Masashi Asada, Jitsugyo no Nihonsha), “Sora wo mieru” (photo by Naoki Ishikawa, Takeda Random House Japan), “Kimi no to ni nani ni” (photo by Kyoko Tani, Kadokawa Gakugei Publishing), “Jishiki” (photo by Hiroki Aoyama, Pie Books), and “Muyo no Kagayaki” (photo by Lily Franky, Jitsugyo no Nihonsha Bunko). His first collection of essays is scheduled to be published by Nanaroksha in the fall of 2011.

Photo: Yuki Aoyama Born in Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture in 1978, Aoyama graduated from the Department of Psychology, Faculty of Humanities, University of Tsukuba in 2005, and received the Canon New Cosmos of Photography Excellence Award (selected by Fumio Nanjo) in 2007. Her books include “Sorariman” and “Shogun” (both published by Pie Books), “BODY PARTS: Upper Body” (Pie International), “Schoolgirl Complex” (East Press), “Absolute Domain” (Ichijinsha), “Yuriko Yoshitaka UWAKI” (Magazine House), “Tsukiaitai” (Fusosha). (Fusosha), and others. While using “symbolic beings in Japanese society” such as salarymen and high school girls as motifs, she creates works that reflect her own views on adolescence and her image of her father.

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Published by: Mishima-sha Publication year: 2011 Size: A5 size, deformed, 252 pages Won both the “Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Award” and the “Publishing Culture Industry Promotion Foundation Award” in the 46th Bookbinding Contest. https: //mishimasha.com/books/9784903908311/

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