It's a Good Life, If You Don't Weaken e-bog
101,83 DKK
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In his first graphic novel, It's a Good Life, if You Don't Weaken-one of the best-selling D+Q titles ever--Seth pays homage to the wit and sophistication of the old-fashioned magazine cartoon. While trying to understand his dissatisfaction with the present, Seth discovers the life and work of Kalo, a forgotten New Yorker cartoonist from the 1940s. But his obsession blinds him to the needs of hi...
E-bog
101,83 DKK
Forlag
Drawn & Quarterly
Udgivet
28 august 2020
Længde
194 sider
Genrer
Fiction: narrative themes
Sprog
English
Format
epub
Beskyttelse
LCP
ISBN
9781770464476
In his first graphic novel, It's a Good Life, if You Don't Weaken-one of the best-selling D+Q titles ever--Seth pays homage to the wit and sophistication of the old-fashioned magazine cartoon. While trying to understand his dissatisfaction with the present, Seth discovers the life and work of Kalo, a forgotten New Yorker cartoonist from the 1940s. But his obsession blinds him to the needs of his lover and the quiet desperation of his family. Wry self-reflection and moody colours characterize Seth's style in this tale about learning lessons from nostalgia. His playful and sophisticated experiment with memoir provoked a furious debate among cartoon historians and archivists about the existence of Kalo, and prompted a Details feature about Seth's "e;hoax"e;.