Romeo and Juliet – Sonia Leong’s Graphic Novel Retelling of Shakespeare’s Tragedy

Description

Shakespeare’s famous tragedy unfurls in front of a dramatic manga setting, in which the fair city of Verona becomes a street in the highly fashionable Shibuya district of Tokyo. The swordfights become duals with katanas; the Capulets and the Montagues, opposing Yakuza families. Conflict explodes when Romeo – a bleached-blonde, well-dressed rock star – falls in love with Juliet, the pure and innocent Capulet daughter.;
Pagination: 196 pages;
Date of Publication: 01/01/2007

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