It's a Good Life, If You Don't Weaken
Seth
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An Acknowledged Classic returns gorgeously re-designed.
In his first graphic novel, Its a Good Life, if You Dont Weaken--a best-selling D & Q titles ever--Seth pays homage to the wit and sophistication of the old-fashioned magazine cartoon. While trying
BOOK SYNOPSIS
An Acknowledged Classic returns gorgeously re-designed.
In his first graphic novel, It’s a Good Life, if You Don’t Weaken--a best-selling D & Q titles ever--Seth pays homage to the wit and sophistication of the old-fashioned magazine cartoon. While trying to understand his dissatisfaction with the present, Seth discovers the life and work of Kalo, a forgotten New Yorker cartoonist from the 1940s. But his obsession blinds him to the needs of his lover and the quiet desperation of his family. Wry self-reflection and moody colours characterize Seth’s style in this tale about learning lessons from nostalgia. His playful and sophisticated experiment with memoir provoked a furious debate among cartoon historians and archivists about the existence of Kalo, and prompted a Details feature about Seth's "hoax".
AUTHOR BIO
Seth was born in 1962 in a rural Ontario town. Seth lives in Guelph, Ontario with five cats, a gigantic collection of vintage records, comic books, and 20th century Canadiana, and his very patient wife. He regularly contributes illustrations to The New Yorker and the National Post and recently provided the entire album artwork for Sony records singer-songwriter, Aimee Mann.
BOOK REVIEWS
"[Seth] invites the reader to linger cozily in his ruminative, patient stories, each of which grows from Seth's obsession with the past." --The Village Voice
"Rich, evocative...characterized by small moments revealing the author's sharp eye for detail" --The Globe and Mail
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MORE BOOK INFO
ISBN: 189659770X
ISBN(13-digit): 9781896597706
Copyright: 2003
Dewey Decimal: 741
Book Publisher: Farrar Straus & Giroux
Language: ENG
Paper Weight (lb): 0.85
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