Place, François.

The old man mad about drawing : a tale of Hokusai / Tale of Hokusai François Place ; translated from the French by William Rodarmor. - 1st U.S. ed. - Boston : David R. Godine, 2004, c2003. - 105 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 24 cm.

Translation of: Le vieux fou de dessin.

Booklist starred Horn Book

Tojiro, a young seller of rice cakes in the Japanese capital of Edo, later known as Tokyo, is amazed to discover that the grumpy and shabby old man who buys his cakes is a famous artist renowned for his sketches, prints, and paintings of flowers, animals, and landscapes.

6.3 Follett Library Resources 5-8

1567922600 (alk. paper)

2003013521


Katsushika, Hokusai, 1760-1849 --Fiction.
Katsushika, Hokusai, 1760-1849 --Fiction.


Artists--Fiction.
Historical fiction.
Artists--Fiction.
Historical fiction.


Tokyo (Japan)--Social life and customs--1600-1868--Fiction.
Japan--Social life and customs--1600-1868--Fiction.
Tokyo (Japan)--Social life and customs--Fiction.
Japan--Social life and customs--Fiction.

PZ7.P6899 / Ol 2003

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