{"product_id":"9781770462090","title":"Killing and Dying","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eKilling and Dying\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Adrian Tomine\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIncluded on Best of 2015 lists from \u003ci\u003eWashington Post \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly! \u003c\/i\u003eA \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestseller!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"As a serious cartoonist, one secretly hopes to create “That Book”: a book that can be passed to a literary-minded person who doesn’t normally read comics; one that doesn’t require any explanation or apology in advance and is developed enough in its attitude, humanity and complexity that it speaks maturely for itself... Adrian Tomine’s \u003ci\u003eKilling and Dying\u003c\/i\u003e may finally be That Book, and I’m amazed and heartened by it.\"\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e—Chris Ware, author of \u003ci\u003eBuilding Stories\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKilling and Dying\u003c\/i\u003e is a stunning showcase of the possibilities of the graphic novel medium and a wry exploration of loss, creative ambition, identity, and family dynamics. With this work, Adrian Tomine (\u003ci\u003eShortcomings\u003c\/i\u003e,\u003ci\u003e Scenes from an Impending Marriage\u003c\/i\u003e) 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 here: 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.\u003cbr\u003e     \"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 in short comic strips; \"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.\u003cbr\u003e     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.\u003ci\u003e Killing and Dying\u003c\/i\u003e is a fraught, realist masterpiece.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“[Adrian Tomine] is an emotional x-ray machine. All-seeing, all-knowing.\"—Rachel Cooke, \u003ci\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“One of the nation’s greatest and most versatile cartoonists.\"—Scott Timberg,\u003ci\u003e Salon\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Tomine may be my favorite comics artist — deft and subtle, with a bittersweet understanding of the tension between aspiration and loss.\"—David L. Ulin,\u003ci\u003e Los Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Achingly human and divinely rendered.\"—\u003ci\u003eKirkus\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\"A deft, deadpan masterpiece filled with heartache interspersed with the shock of beauty.\"—\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly \u003c\/i\u003eStarred Review\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLong-listed Los Angeles Times Holiday Books Guide (2015), Long-listed The Guardian (UK) Best Books of the Year (2015), Long-listed Publishers Weekly Best Books of the Year (2015), Long-listed NPR Best Book of the Year (2015)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9781770462090\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Drawn and Quarterly","offers":[{"title":"Hardback","offer_id":40595908264142,"sku":"9781770462090","price":22.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/getimage_40bdb464-d8d5-43a2-a6cd-d6129bde3914.jpg?v=1637844118","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9781770462090","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}