George Sprott: (1894-1975)
(1894-1975)
$52.57
- Paperback
96 pages
- Release Date
14 December 2021
Summary
How to encapsulate a life in all its messiness, epiphanies, misunderstandings, disappointments, and joys? Seth, cartoonist of Clyde Fans, the first graphic novel nominated for the Scotiabank Giller Prize, offers his tragicomic answer with George Sprott: 1894–1975.
Page by page, we learn about George: outmoded television host, creature of habit, charming if pompous old man, selfish lover, man about to die. And though this is ultimately the story of one man’s death, Se…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781770464094 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1770464093 |
| Author: | Seth |
| Publisher: | Drawn and Quarterly |
| Imprint: | Drawn and Quarterly |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 96 |
| Release Date: | 14 December 2021 |
| Weight: | 534g |
| Dimensions: | 16mm x 242mm x 279mm |
| Audience Age: | 16 |
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Critics Review
”[Seth] is exceptionally gifted at evoking the passing of time and the stasis of space.” – The Washington Post on Seth
A talent to be treasured. The Independent. [Seth] is exceptionally gifted at evoking the passing of time and the stasis of space. The Washington Post
Seth
Seth is the cartoonist behind the comic book series Palookaville and Clyde Fans, the first graphic novel nominated for the Scotiabank Giller Prize. His comics have appeared in The New York Times Magazine, Best American Comics, and McSweeney’s Quarterly. His illustrations have appeared on the covers of The New Yorker, The Walrus, and Canadian Notes & Queries. He is Lemony Snicket’s partner for the series All the Wrong Questions and designs several classic comics reprint series, notably collections of work by Charles Schulz, John Stanley, and Doug Wright. He was the subject of a National Film Board documentary entitled Seth’s Dominion. Seth lives in Guelph, Canada, with his wife, Tania, and two cats in a house he has named Inkwell’s End.
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