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2014 selection · Graphic novels
Showa 1944-1953: A History Of Japan
Showa 1944-1953: A History Of Japan by Shigeru Mizuki appears in NPR’s 2014 Books We Love guide. NPR’s editors categorized the recommendation around comics & graphic novels, biography & memoir, for history lovers, placing it within the year’s broader reading conversation.
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