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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.
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 The Summit of the Gods. Original name: 神々の山嶺. 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.
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.
(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.
Dec 15, 2000 · 328 pages, Paperback. First published December 15, 2000. Book details & editions. About the author. Jirō Taniguchi. 207 books560 followers. Name (in native language): 谷口 ジロー. Zodiac: Leo. He began to work as assistant of the late mangaka Kyota Ishikawa.
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The Summit of the Gods, Volume 1 is the first book in a five-volume manga series written by Baku Yumemakura and illustrated by Jiro Taniguchi. The series is based on Yumemakura's award-winning novel The Summit of the Gods published in 1997.
