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Podcast: New Books in Literary Studies
Episode: Jeffrey Angles, ed., "Godzilla and Godzilla Raids Again: The Original Novellas by Shigeru Kayama" (U Minnesota Press, 2023)
Description: Earlier this month, Toho Studios releasedĀ āGodzilla Minus Oneāāthe 37th film in the now almost seven-decade-old franchise. Godzilla has gone through many phases over the past 70 years: symbol of Japanās nuclear fears, cuddly defender of humanity, Japanese cultural icon and, now, the centerpiece of another Hollywood cinematic universe.But it was 1954āsĀ GodzillaĀ that launched the whole thing, with a story written by Japanese author Shigeru Kayama. He also wrote a novelization for the movie and its sequelĀ Godzilla Raids AgainĀ (University of Minnesota Press: 2023), both translated by Jeffrey Angles.In this interview, Jeffrey and I t...