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Material Type: Book
Collection: Comics
Call Number: US EVFIC TOM2015
Title: Killing and Dying
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Personal name: Tomine, Adrian
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015188 checked in 2023-09-08 16:49:56

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Topical term or geographic name as entry element: Everyday Fiction
International Standard Book Number: 9781770462090
Name of publisher, distributor, etc.: Drawn and Quarterly
Date of publication, distribution, etc.: 2015
Summary, etc. note: After enjoying over six months on the New York Times Bestseller list and receiving a rave review from the same institution, acclaimed cartoonist Adrian Tomine’s Killing and Dying is now available in paperback, with an updated cover and French flaps. With this work, Tomine (Shortcomings, Scenes from an Impending Marriage) reaffirms his place not only as one of the most significant creators of contemporary comics, but as one of the great voices of modern American literature. His gift for capturing emotion and intellect resonates: the weight of love and its absence, the pride and disappointment of family, the anxiety and hopefulness of being alive in the twenty-first century. “Amber Sweet” shows the disastrous impact of mistaken identity in a hyper-connected world; “A Brief History of the Art Form Known as Hortisculpture” details the invention and destruction of a vital new art form; “Translated, from the Japanese,” is a lush, full-color display of storytelling through still images; the title story, "Killing and Dying," centers on parenthood, mortality, and stand-up comedy. In six interconnected, darkly funny stories, Tomine forms a quietly moving portrait of contemporary life. Adrian Tomine is a master of the small gesture, equally deft at signaling emotion via a subtle change of expression or writ large across landscapes illustrated in full color. Killing and Dying is a fraught, realist masterpiece.
Expansion of summary note: American, US, United States, slice of life, everyday fiction, horticulture, relationships, parenthood, mortality, stand-up comedy, mistaken identity, PoC, BIPOC, Asian, Japanese
Method of acquisition: Donation
Date of acquisition: October, 2018
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