Happiness Theories: A Manga Artist & An Art Historian Find Wisdom in 3,000 Years and in Life

Author/Contributor(s):	Yamazaki, Mari
Publisher:	Shueisha
Date:	9/29/2026
Binding:	Paperback
Condition:	NEW

Born in Tokyo in 1967, manga artist, writer, and painter Mari Yamazaki is a specially invited professor at Japan Women's University and visiting professor at Tokyo Zokei University. Yamazaki moved to Italy in 1984, where she majored in art history and oil painting at the Accademia di Belle Arti di Firenze (Academy of Fine Arts in Florence). In 2010, her work Thermae Romae earned her the 3rd Manga Taisho Award and the Short Work Prize at the 14th Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize. In 2017, she was awarded the Order of the Star of Italy (rank of Commendatore) by the Italian Republic. The series of PLINIUS (co-authored with Miki Tori) won the 28th Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize in 2024. Her manga works include Steve Jobs and Olympia Kyklos. She has also published numerous critical writings and essays.