Pentti and Deathgirl by Emma Rendel - ISBN: 9780224085069
Paperback
Strange tales of brothers, secrets, and deadly obsessions from Sweden.

Pentti and Deathgirl

and, Deathgirl

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  • Paperback

    128 pages

  • Release Date

    15 February 2009

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Summary

Two very strange and very beautiful graphic stories from Sweden.

Emma Rendel is one of the most distinctive and original graphic artists at work today. She joins the Cape list with the extraordinary Pentti and Deathgirl, two strange tales in one beautiful volume.

‘Pentti’ is the story of two Finnish brothers, Juha and Pentti. When two men move in next to their farm, Pentti is convinced they must be gay. ‘So what?’ says Juha, but Pentti, full of drink and righ…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780224085069
ISBN-10:0224085069
Author:Emma Rendel
Publisher:Vintage Publishing
Imprint:Jonathan Cape
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:128
Release Date:15 February 2009
Weight:420g
Dimensions:260mm x 181mm x 11mm
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Critics Review

Something incredibly dark lurks behind Emma Rendel’s jaunty characters and nimble artwork; something shrewdly and deftly captured. It’s a brilliant read - sinister and amusing in equal measures

Something incredibly dark lurks behind Emma Rendel’s jaunty characters and nimble artwork; something shrewdly and deftly captured. It’s a brilliant read - sinister and amusing in equal measures – Hannah Berry, author of Britten & BrulightlyThere is a lovely black humour within the horror * *

About The Author

Emma Rendel

Emma Rendel was born in 1976 in Uppsala, Sweden. She studied illustration and graphic design at Central St Martin’s and Communication Arts and Design at the Royal College of Art. She contributes to Galago, Hjelp and Le Gun, and her illustrations have been published in Icon magazine and Time Out. Her second book, The Vicar Woman, was published by Jonathan Cape in 2012.

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