Sixty-nine years after Godzilla first rose from the depths of the ocean, fueled by rage at humanity and radioactivity from a nuclear test gone awry, he rises again. Not only will the monster storm into cinemas on Nov. 3 with the release of ¡°Godzilla Minus One,¡± but this month brought the English translation of two novellas for the legions of Godzilla fans across the globe to enjoy.

With ¡°Godzilla and Godzilla Raids Again¡± by Shigeru Kayama, devotees can finally read in English the two stories that together fully articulate the intentions behind the creation of Japan¡¯s most infamous °ì²¹¾±Âᨱ (monster). The novellas were published in 1955 in Japan, a year after the premiere of the original ¡°Godzilla¡± film.

Godzilla and Godzilla Raids Again, by Shigeru Kayama. Translated by Jeffrey Angles. 248 pages, UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA PRESS, Fiction.