Gentleman Jim
Briggs, Raymond
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BOOK SYNOPSIS
A graphic novel classic from one of the worlds best-known cartoonists
Gentleman Jim is the story of Jim Bloggs, an imaginative toilet cleaner who, dissatisfied with his station in life, devotes his time to envisioning a world beyond it. His walls are lined with books like Out in the Silver West, The Boys Book of Pirates, and Executive Opportunities, which provide fodder for his ruminations on career change. Encouraged by his wife, who is also eager to incorporate more adventure into her life, Jim sets out to bring these dreams to fruition by accumulating various accoutrements, only to discover that the life of an executive, an artist, or a cowboy is more complicated and costly than it appears.
Jims childlike understanding of the world that surrounds him is enhanced by Raymond Briggss subtle and inventive illustrations. Fantasies are portrayed as organic clouds that move between and overlap outlined panels of his reality, and myopic Jim is drawn smaller and softer than the policemen and bureaucrats interested in impeding his search for adventure. As he begins to infringe more seriously on the law, the city workers and their speech boxes become increasingly angular, much like the rigid rules and regulations restricting his sincere quest. With this playful style, Briggs expertly transforms common feelings of inadequacy into an endearing and enjoyable experience that speaks across generations, concluding with an optimistic implication that even a misfortunate outcome can be better than no change at all.
This classic novel, originally published in 1980, is presented by Drawn & Quarterly in a new edition.
AUTHOR BIO
International bestselling cartoonist/illustrator Raymond Briggs has been writing and drawing childrens books and graphic novels for more than forty years, including his best-loved books Father Christmas and The Snowman. An early pioneer of literary graphic novels with his brilliant satire on nuclear war, When the Wind Blows (1982), he is also well known in North America for his poignant depiction of the lives of his parents in Ethel & Ernest.
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MORE BOOK INFO
ISBN: 1897299362
ISBN(13-digit): 9781897299364
Dewey Decimal: 741.5/941
Library of Congress: 2009366599
Book Publisher: Farrar Straus & Giroux
Language: ENG
No. of Pages: 32
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