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I finally got my hands on a copy of the Japanese language publication of
The Brick Testament: Stories from the
Book of Genesis, which apprently was released last December:
“Plays with the Heaven and Earth Creative Thing Abnormal Play” is how Google
Translate renders the title in English, but that may not be 100% accurate. :)
As you can see above, the Japanese publisher decided to take some free reign in
redesigning the cover art. The cover is a dust jacket that folds out to reveal
more characters on the inner sleeve of both the front and back:
While overall I prefer the original English cover, this version does have its
charms, such as the upside-down rainbow, and Shem making the cover while God is
relegated to the fold-over.
The book’s content is largely the same inside, though the design is a little
different. As you can see from a couple of sample pages, the text is given in
both Japanese and English, each story has its own background color, and the
image borders have a slightly 3D effect and one “interlocking” side:
The Introduction and About the Author sections are also given in both languages.
I’d love to know how accurately those come across in Japanese:
And finally, if you’re curious what the cover of the book looks like underneath
the dust jacket,
here’s a look.
I’d known for some time that a Japanese version of the book was coming out, so
occasionally over the last year I would search for it on
Amazon.co.jp. Although I was able to find my English and German language books
there, I didn’t find the Japanese version apparently because for that one both
the book’s title and my name were converted into Japanese characters.
Anyhow, I’m a little late with this announcement, but I’m delighted to share the
news that my book is now available to the people of Japan!
-Brendan Powell Smith
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