Blankets, 9781770466883
Paperback
Love, faith, and finding yourself amidst a Midwestern winter’s embrace.

Blankets

20th Anniversary Edition

$79.82

  • Paperback

    640 pages

  • Release Date

    29 August 2023

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Summary

“Quaint, meditative and sometimes dreamy, blankets will take you straight back to your first kiss.” –The Guardian

Blankets: 20th Anniversary Edition is the story of a young man coming of age and finding the confidence to express his creative voice. Craig Thompson’s poignant graphic memoir plays out against the backdrop of a Midwestern winterscape: finely-hewn linework draws together a portrait of small town life, a rigorously fundamentalist Christian childhoo…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781770466883
ISBN-10:1770466886
Author:Craig Thompson
Publisher:Drawn & Quarterly
Imprint:Drawn & Quarterly
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:640
Release Date:29 August 2023
Weight:1.54kg
Dimensions:228mm x 164mm x 46mm
What They're Saying

Critics Review

“Blankets is a great American novel” –Time

“Craig Thompson infus[es] his bittersweet tale … with a lyricism so engaging, the pages fly right by … It’s virtual poetry.” –Entertainment Weekly

“Blankets [shares] the compelling, heartbreaking story of Thompson’s childhood and first love.” –USA Today Pop Candy

About The Author

Craig Thompson

Craig Thompson is a cartoonist and the author of the award-winning books Blankets; Good-bye, Chunky Rice; and Habibi. He was born in Michigan in 1975, and grew up in a rural farming community in central Wisconsin. His graphic novel Blankets won numerous industry awards and has been published in nearly twenty languages. Thompson lives in Portland, Oregon.

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