Louis Riel
A Comic-Strip Biography
$42.90
- Paperback
280 pages
- Release Date
22 August 2006
Summary
“It has the thoroughness of a history book yet reads with the personalized vision of a novel.” -TimeChester Brown reinvents the comic-book medium to create the critically acclaimed historical biography Louis Riel, winning the Harvey Awards for best writing and best graphic novel for his compelling, meticulous, and dispassionate retelling of the charismatic, and perhaps insane, nineteenth-century Metis leader. Brown coolly documents with dramatic subtlety the violent rebellion on the Canadian prairie led by Riel, who some regard a martyr who died in the name of freedom, while others consider him a treacherous murderer.
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781894937894 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1894937899 |
| Author: | Chester Brown |
| Publisher: | Drawn and Quarterly |
| Imprint: | Drawn and Quarterly |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 280 |
| Release Date: | 22 August 2006 |
| Weight: | 420g |
| Dimensions: | 21mm x 151mm x 227mm |
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Critics Review
This is an ingenious comic and a major achievement.
“If you love to read a gripping story, if you are awed by the talent of an artist, then look no further: Chester Brown’s Louis Riel is comix history in the making, and with it, history never looked so good.” —The Globe and Mail Book Review
“The starkly told story … of a crucial figure in Canada’s history–yet one whom most Americans have probably never heard of. It’s a credit to Brown’s plainspoken artistry and flair for narrative that it’s a page-turner till the end.” —The Boston Phoenix
“This is an ingenious comic and a major achievement.” —Publishers Weekly, starred review
Chester Brown
Chester Brown was born in Montreal in 1960. He is the author of seven books and is best known for the non-fiction graphic novels Louis Riel: A Comic-Strip Biography (2003) and Paying for It: A Comic-Strip Memoir About Being a John (2011). In 2024, Brown created a Louis Riel stamp for Canada Post as part of a set honouring Canadian cartoonists. He lives in Toronto.
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