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Death of the Artist
Karrie Fransman
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Description for Death of the Artist
Paperback. On 13 August 2013 a graphic novelist invited four old friends from university to an isolated cottage on the misty moors of the Peak District to join her for a week of hedonism and creativity. Like Shelley and Byron before them, they would use the retreat to tell stories. Except these would be comics. This book collects together these comics. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: FX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 215 x 16. Weight in Grams: 460.
Five Artists. Five Styles. All Written by One Author
On 13 August 2013 graphic novelist Karrie Fransman invited four old friends from university to an isolated cottage on the misty moors of the Peak District to join her for a week of hedonism and creativity. Like Shelley and Byron before them, they would use the retreat to tell stories. Except these would be comics, collected together in this very book. The theme? The Death of the Artist.
None of the five friends realised how appropriate this theme would become.
The book weaves a single narrative across watercolour, ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Jonathan Cape
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
Number of Pages
144
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780224099431
SKU
V9780224099431
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
99-11
About Karrie Fransman
Karrie Fransman studied Psychology and Sociology at university and began writing her first graphic stories after reading Ghost World. She’s created comics for the Guardian, The Times, the Telegraph, New Statesman, Time Out and Psychologies Magazine. Her first book, The House that Groaned, was published by Square Peg in 2012. www.karriefransman.com
Reviews for Death of the Artist
A playful metatextual layering
Paul Gravett
The Times Literary Supplement
'Blown away by Death of the Artist by Karrie Fransman. A unique work of art - [a] sublimely funny and moving graphic novel.
Sam Bain Genre-busting.
Rachel Cooke
Observer
Paul Gravett
The Times Literary Supplement
'Blown away by Death of the Artist by Karrie Fransman. A unique work of art - [a] sublimely funny and moving graphic novel.
Sam Bain Genre-busting.
Rachel Cooke
Observer