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# New Hokusai Graphic Biography Shares Stories from His Extraordinary Life
- URL: https://hyperallergic.com/hokusai-graphic-biography-giuseppe-latanza-francesco-matteuzzi/
- Published: 2021-03-29T20:52:45.000Z
- Updated: 2025-11-24T16:49:55.000Z
- Description: At the age of 44, Hokusai took on an amazing challenge: a giant portrait of the founder of Zen Buddhism.
- Author: Francesco Matteuzzi
- Tags: Books, Book Excerpt, Hokusai, Laurence King Publishing, #wp, #wp-post, #image-position-small, #Import 2025-11-24 09:11 (2021, 2022, part 1)

*Below is an excerpt from* [Hokusai: A Graphic Biography](https://bookshop.org/a/539/9781786278937?ref=hyperallergic.com) *by Giuseppe Latanza and Francesco Matteuzzi (2021), published by* [*Laurence King*](https://www.laurenceking.com/us/product/hokusai/?ref=hyperallergic.com)*.*

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