{"product_id":"luminous-fairies-and-mothra","title":"The Luminous Fairies and Mothra","description":"\u003ch3 class=\"a-size-large a-spacing-none\"\u003e\u003cspan id=\"productTitle\" class=\"a-size-large product-title-word-break\"\u003eThe Luminous Fairies and Mothra\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eThe original story that hatched Mothra, one of the most beloved monsters in the “kaijuverse”—available in English for the first time\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMystical and benevolent, the colossal lepidopteran Mothra has been one of the most beloved kaiju since 1961, when \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Luminous Fairies and Mothra\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e was originally published in Japanese. Commissioned by Tōhō Studios from three of Japan’s most prominent postwar literary writers (Shin’ichirō Nakamura, Takehiko Fukunaga, and Yoshie Hotta), the novella formed the basis for the now-classic monster film \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eMothra, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ewith a protagonist second only to Godzilla in number of film appearances by a kaiju. Finally available in its first official English translation, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Luminous Fairies and Mothra\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e will captivate ardent, longtime fans of the films as well as newcomers.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWritten just months after the largest political demonstrations Japan had ever seen, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Luminous Fairies and Mothra\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e reflects the rebellious spirit of the time. In this original story, explorers visit a South Pacific island and capture a group of fairies, inciting the fury of the goddess Mothra, who sets out for Japan on a mission of rescue and revenge. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eExpressing a powerful social stance about Japan’s need to chart its own foreign policy during the Cold War, the novella’s political message was ultimately toned down in the Tōhō Studios film. Through this translation, Anglophone audiences will discover Mothra as a figure of protest fiction intricately reflecting the complex geopolitical situation in early 1960s Japan.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Luminous Fairies and Mothra\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is translated into lively prose by Jeffrey Angles, who also wrote an extensive afterword about the novella’s cultural context, the unusual story of its composition, and the development of the 1961 film. Following Angles’s best-selling translation of the original Godzilla novellas, this new work will once again delight kaiju fans everywhere.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"a-section a-spacing-small a-padding-small\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eShin’ichirō Nakamura (1918–1997) was a critic, scholar, and author of dozens of novels, many of which feature the experience of intellectuals during and after World War II.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTakehiko Fukunaga (1918–1979) was a prolific poet, translator of French fiction, and novelist, known for his sensitive, poetic writing style and interest in existential themes.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eYoshie Hotta (1918–1998) was an essayist and novelist involved in leftist politics and the international nonalignment movement of the 1960s.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJeffrey Angles is professor of Japanese literature at Western Michigan University. He is author of three books and translator of several works in Japanese, including \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eGodzilla and Godzilla Raids Again\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e by Shigeru Kayama, also published by the University of Minnesota Press.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePaperback\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e120 pages\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e6.2 ounces\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e5.51 x 0.75 x 8.27 inches\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"INGRAM BOOK COMPANY","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48178932678912,"sku":"111473","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0188\/3776\/files\/71EwDwkQsUL._SL1000_copy.png?v=1790208921","url":"https:\/\/asianartmuseumstore.myshopify.com\/products\/luminous-fairies-and-mothra","provider":"Cha May Ching Museum Boutique","version":"1.0","type":"link"}