Jimmy Corrigan :The Smartest Kid on Earth
Jimmy Corrigan :The Smartest Kid on Earth
hardback
Published:
14 June, 2001
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Description
Jimmy Corrigan has rightly been hailed as the greatest graphic novel ever to be published. It won the Guardian First Book Award 2001, the first graphic novel to win a major British literary prize.
It is the tragic autobiography of an office dogsbody in Chicago who one day meets the father who abandoned him as a child. With a subtle, complex and moving story and the drawings that are as simple and original as they are strikingly beautiful, Jimmy Corrigan is a book unlike any other and certainly not to be missed.
Prizes
Winner of Guardian First Book Award 2001,Short-listed for Guardian First Book Award 2001
More Details
| Type | Book |
|---|---|
| ISBN13 | 9780224062107 |
| ISBN10 | 0224062107 |
| Number Of Pages | 380 |
| Item Weight | 1133 g |
| Product Dimensions | 172 x 215 x 40 mm |
| Publisher / Reseller | Vintage Publishing |
| Format | hardback |
Media Reviews
A mesmerising and heartbreaking tale of a heavily burdened and desperately unhappy individual, and the lasting influence of toxic family ties. * Evening Standard *
A bona fide masterpiece. * Strong Words *
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Author's Bio
Chris Ware lives in Oak Park, Chicago, Illinois. His books include Jimmy Corrigan, the Smartest Kid on Earth, which won the Guardian First Book Award in 2001, Building Stories and most recently Monograph, which is part memoir, part retrospective of his career to date. He has won countless awards for his work and has been the subject of several museum exhibitions and scholarly monographs. His work appears regularly in the New Yorker.