Overview
Life is not a race. There are no winners and losers. Immeasurable people are doing better than you...immeasurably worse. You are statistically average. For over ten years, fictional Luke Healy has invested all of his self-esteem into his career. But two years post publication of his latest book, and suffering the blow of his twin-brother not finding him fit to act as best man, both Luke's career and self-esteem seem to have disintegrated. Set against the backdrop of a dangerously changing global climate, with melting ice-caps and flooding cities, Self-Esteem and the End of the World spans two decades of tragicomic self-discovery. From discussing self-help books like Marie Kondo's with the guy you invited over for sex, to summiting a Greek mountaintop while pretending to be working remotely, and a workplace destination murder mystery to a Hollywood revival of Luke's early work, we see our protagonist grappling with his identity as the world crumbles. Quietly funny, smartly introspective, and grounded in deeply-felt familial highs and lows, Self-Esteem and the End of the World ponders what happens when the person you are isn't who you need to be, who you are when nobody's watching, and ultimately, who can you possibly be at the end of the world?
Full Product Details
Author: Healy L
Publisher: Drawn and Quarterly
Imprint: Drawn and Quarterly
Dimensions:
Width: 14.80cm
, Height: 2.20cm
, Length: 20.20cm
Weight: 0.522kg
ISBN: 9781770467149
ISBN 10: 1770467149
Pages: 324
Publication Date: 14 May 2024
Audience:
General/trade
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General
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Not yet available
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Reviews
"Praise for Luke Healy ""Full of deadpan humour... a deeply felt exploration of happiness, trust and the lies we tell our friends and ourselves.""―The Guardian Best Graphic Novels of 2022 ""The Con Artists feels like a tender little indie film--about friendship and trust between twenty-somethings floundering for whatever it takes to survive into their thirties.""--The Stranger"
"""Full of deadpan humour... a deeply felt exploration of happiness, trust and the lies we tell our friends and ourselves."" --The Guardian Best Graphic Novels of 2022 ""The Con Artists feels like a tender little indie film--about friendship and trust between twenty-somethings floundering for whatever it takes to survive into their thirties."" --The Stranger"
Author Information
Luke Healy was born and raised in Dublin, Ireland, where he also received a BA in Journalism. He has an MFA from the Centre for Cartoon Studies in Vermont, USA. He has published four graphic novels: Americana (And the Act of Getting Over It), How to Survive in the North, Permanent Press, and The Con Artists (published by Drawn & Quarterly). Healy's work has been exhibited in the Museum of Comics and Cartoon Art in Manhattan and his clients include The New Yorker, BBC, Vice, and Narratively.
