Monica
Monica
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Monica by Daniel Clowes
This is Monica, one ordinary woman’s extraordinary journey through the history of comics – from the creator of Ghost World ***AN OBSERVER BOOK OF THE YEAR 2023*** 'Pitch-perfect... Could not put it down' OBSERVER 'In Monica, Clowes reaches a new artistic peak' VANITY FAIR A dazzling, spectacular tapestry of interconnected narratives that together tell a life story, Monica is the new graphic novel from one of the most iconic storytellers of all time. This eponymous protagonist is a rag-to-riches character who, after being abandoned by her freewheelin' parents in childhood, succeeds in clawing her way to the top - only to lose it all in a stroke of bad luck. She lives out the rest of her days in search of her parents, encountering a cast of eccentric characters who help to piece together her story. This graphic novel extravaganza is an unforgettable ode to the many genres that have defined the comics form - from war, romance and horror to crime and the supernatural. Mysterious, uncategorisable and quintessentially Clowesian, here is a multi-layered masterpiece born of a lifetime of inspiration. Monica marks the creative apex of Daniel Clowes' distinguished career, one of the defining voices of the graphic novel boom over the past quarter-century.
A masterPerfect fusion of story and art. Clowes is an auteur. Period. A superb narrator -- Guillermo del Toro, creator of THE SHAPE OF WATER
A new book by Clowes is always eagerly anticipated... Monica didn’t disappoint… He gives us our own times magnificently disguised as a gorgeous-looking period piece * Observer, *Books of the Year* *
Clowes just gets better and better… Monica is really inspiring * i *
This strange and gripping book is often frightening and sometimes deeply sad. But it’s also wickedly funny at times… A series of pitch-perfect portraits… I could not put it down * Observer *
The year’s most eagerly awaited work... A book that’s philosophical as well as playful, and one of his best * Guardian, *Best Graphic Novels of the Year* *
Clowes has long been considered one of the finest cartoonists of his generation.... But in Monica, he reaches a new artistic peak... Each section has a beautifully rendered drawing - whether it be a soldier lighting a cigarette or Monica wiping the steam from a bathroom mirror - that can be held up among the best of his career * Vanity Fair *
It is precisely Clowes’s lower-frequency sensitivities toward the suffering of his characters that power what many consider his greatest works - Ghost World, for one - and elevate his latest graphic novel, Monica, to the status of a masterpiece -- Junot Díaz, The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao Novel
A thrilling kaleidoscopic journey… Fans will need little excuse to fling themselves into this genre-hopping work. But casual readers shouldn’t fret. Monica’s story, despite being told in themed fragments, with gaps that sometimes stretch for decades, is full of drama... A rich, clever work * Guardian *
The rare cartoonist whose graphic novels become cultural events * New York Magazine *
One of the most notable comic artists of our era, a pillar of the '80s-'90s scene who's continued to do great work up to the present day * NPR *
A new book by Clowes is always eagerly anticipated... Monica didn’t disappoint… He gives us our own times magnificently disguised as a gorgeous-looking period piece * Observer, *Books of the Year* *
Clowes just gets better and better… Monica is really inspiring * i *
This strange and gripping book is often frightening and sometimes deeply sad. But it’s also wickedly funny at times… A series of pitch-perfect portraits… I could not put it down * Observer *
The year’s most eagerly awaited work... A book that’s philosophical as well as playful, and one of his best * Guardian, *Best Graphic Novels of the Year* *
Clowes has long been considered one of the finest cartoonists of his generation.... But in Monica, he reaches a new artistic peak... Each section has a beautifully rendered drawing - whether it be a soldier lighting a cigarette or Monica wiping the steam from a bathroom mirror - that can be held up among the best of his career * Vanity Fair *
It is precisely Clowes’s lower-frequency sensitivities toward the suffering of his characters that power what many consider his greatest works - Ghost World, for one - and elevate his latest graphic novel, Monica, to the status of a masterpiece -- Junot Díaz, The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao Novel
A thrilling kaleidoscopic journey… Fans will need little excuse to fling themselves into this genre-hopping work. But casual readers shouldn’t fret. Monica’s story, despite being told in themed fragments, with gaps that sometimes stretch for decades, is full of drama... A rich, clever work * Guardian *
The rare cartoonist whose graphic novels become cultural events * New York Magazine *
One of the most notable comic artists of our era, a pillar of the '80s-'90s scene who's continued to do great work up to the present day * NPR *
Daniel Clowes was born in 1961. He is the creator of the comic books Eightball, Ghost World, which was made into a film by the director Terry Zwigoff, David Boring and Ice Haven. His adaptation of his own Ghost World graphic novel for the screen earned him an Oscar nomination. A regular contributor to the New Yorker, McSweeney's and the Best American Comics, he lives in California with his wife.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9781787334861 |
| ISBN 10 | 1787334864 |
| Title | Monica |
| Author | Daniel Clowes |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Vintage Publishing |
| Year published | 2023-10-12 |
| Number of pages | 112 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
| Note | Unavailable |