Replay
memoir of an uprooted family
$75.01
- Hardcover
320 pages
- Release Date
8 July 2024
Summary
Replay: A Family’s Echo Through Generations
In this intergenerational graphic memoir, renowned video game designer Jordan Mechner traces his family’s journey through war, Nazi occupation, and everyday marital strife.
1914. A teenage romantic heads to the enlistment office when his idyllic life in a Jewish enclave of the Austro-Hungarian Empire is shattered by World War I.
1938. A seven-year-old refugee begins a desperate odyssey thro…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781250873750 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1250873754 |
| Author: | Jordan Mechner |
| Publisher: | St Martin's Press |
| Imprint: | St Martin's Press |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 320 |
| Release Date: | 8 July 2024 |
| Weight: | 907g |
| Dimensions: | 229mm x 165mm x 25mm |
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Critics Review
”[A] vibrant, poignant book.” –NPR Book Reviews
“Every work by the polymath video game designer Jordan Mechner is essentially about rewinding time, so perhaps it’s unsurprising that Replay: Memoir of an Uprooted Family braids together so many time periods so adroitly.” –New York Times
”[For] those interested in video game development, and readers looking for a new take on WWII sagas.” -School Library Journal“This is a timely memoir that will appeal to fans of both Maus and Box Brown’s reality-based comics.” -Booklist“Fans of Maus will want to take a look.” -Publishers Weekly
“Incredibly evocative… A powerful emotional experience.”–Neil Druckmann, The Last of Us
About The Author
Jordan Mechner
Jordan Mechner is an author, graphic novelist, game designer, and screenwriter. He created the video game Prince of Persia in 1989, rebooted it with Ubisoft in 2003, and wrote the first screenplay for Disney’s 2010 film adaptation, Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time. His other games include Karateka and The Last Express. In 2017, he received the Pioneer Award from the International Game Developers Association. Jordan’s graphic novels as writer include the New York Times bestseller Templar (from First Second, with LeUyen Pham and Alex Puvilland), Monte Cristo (Mario Alberti), and Liberty (Etienne LeRoux). Replay is his first book as writer/artist.
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