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The Summit of the Gods (Japanese: 神々の山嶺, Hepburn: Kamigami no Itadaki) is a manga series written and illustrated by Jiro Taniguchi.
Series author: Jirô Taniguchi. 5 Works Popularity 33,741 (186 Members) 569 Books 18 Reviews 4.2. Story Publication. Other Names. French: Le Sommet des dieux — German: Gipfel der Götter — Japanese: 神々の山嶺 — Polish: Szczyt bogów — Spanish: La cumbre de los Dioses. Tags. Numbers.
(from MangaUpdates): In a small Nepalese shop, Makoto Fukamachi, photographer for a Japanese expedition to conquer Mt. Everest, stumbles across a camera which may well be that of George Mallory, the celebrated mountain climber who was the first to attempt conquering Everest.
Taniguchi is adapting an award-winning novel from a script provided by author Yumemakura Baku, that in turn became an award-winning graphic novel, Taniguchi picking up a prize for best artist at the 2005 Angoulême festival.
Well in the not so common case that if you should love Noir and also Dreamlike film (I mean as the ones of David Lynch) I suggest you to read "Wet Moon" by Atsushi Kaneko (author of the most famous "Soil").
In 1924, mountaineers George Mallory and Andrew Irvine attempted a daring challenge: to be the first to scale Mount Everest. However, they disappeared during the final stages of their trek, leading to one of mountaineering's greatest mysteries—did the pair ever make it to the summit? 1993, Kathmandu.
Author: Baku Yumemakura. Illustrator: Jiro Taniguchi. U.S. publisher: Fanfare/Ponent Mon. ISBN: 9788496427877. Released: September 2009. Original release: 2000. Awards: Angoulême Prize, Japan Media Arts Award.
