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Author: David B
Publisher: Vintage Publishing
Imprint: Jonathan Cape Ltd
Dimensions:
Width: 16.70cm
, Height: 2.30cm
, Length: 21.90cm
Weight: 0.698kg
ISBN: 9780224079204
ISBN 10: 0224079204
Pages: 368
Publication Date: 23 March 2006
Audience:
General/trade
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General
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: To order
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Reviews
An extraordinary graphic novel memoir of a childhood spent growing up with an epileptic brother... Epileptic possesses a charm, rhythm and majesty all its own Time Out A graphics extravaganza...bursting with energy and wild imaginings, a comic tour de force that is as emotionally gut-wrenching as it is visually stunning... Epileptic is a masterpiece - perhaps the masterpiece - of the genre Spectator A work of deep, deep darkness and luminosity Guardian An astonishing, autobiographical graphic novel...it's very moving and...very funny The Times It is rare to encounter a project this honest and forthright about real human emotions. But saying that Epileptic is merely confessional conveys nothing of what makes it so special. David B. had scrafted the most innovative comics project of the decade. And probably also the most important The Comics Journal
An extraordinary graphic novel memoir of a childhood spent growing up with an epileptic brother... Epileptic possesses a charm, rhythm and majesty all its own. Time Out A graphics extravaganza ... bursting with energy and wild imaginings, a comic tour de force that is as emotionally gut-wrenching as it is visually stunning... Epileptic is a masterpiece - perhaps the masterpiece - of the genre. Spectator A work of deep, deep darkness and luminosity. Guardian An astonishing, autobiographical graphic novel ... it's very moving and ... very funny. The Times
It is rare to encounter a project this honest and forthright about real human emotions. But saying that Epileptic is merely confessional conveys nothing of what makes it so special. David B. had scrafted the most innovative comics project of the decade. And probably also the most important * The Comics Journal * An astonishing, autobiographical graphic novel...it's very moving and...very funny * The Times * A work of deep, deep darkness and luminosity * Guardian * A graphics extravaganza...bursting with energy and wild imaginings, a comic tour de force that is as emotionally gut-wrenching as it is visually stunning... Epileptic is a masterpiece - perhaps the masterpiece - of the genre * Spectator * An extraordinary graphic novel memoir of a childhood spent growing up with an epileptic brother... Epileptic possesses a charm, rhythm and majesty all its own * Time Out *
Author Information
David B. is a founding member of L'Association, a group of French cartoonists who banded together as publishers in 1990 and have revolutionised European comics with their groundbreaking approach to format, subject matter and style. He has received many awards, including the French Alph'art award for comics excellence in 2000, and he was cited as European Cartoonist of the Year in 1998 by The Comics Journal. He lives in France.
