Jimmy Corrigan :The Smartest Kid on Earth
Jimmy Corrigan :The Smartest Kid on Earth
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Published:
22 May, 2003
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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.
**ONE OF THE GUARDIAN'S 100 BEST BOOKS OF THE 21st CENTURY**
More Details
| Type | Book |
|---|---|
| ISBN13 | 9780224063975 |
| ISBN10 | 0224063979 |
| Number Of Pages | 380 |
| Item Weight | 922 g |
| Product Dimensions | 205 x 165 x 34 mm |
| Publisher / Reseller | Vintage Publishing |
| Format | paperback |
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 *
Jimmy Corrigan is certainly the greatest thing in strip cartoons since Krazy Kat and Little Nemo -- Raymond Briggs
Ware is the most versatile and innovative artist the medium has known - arguably the greatest achievement of the form ever -- Dave Eggers * New York Times Book Review *
This new book seems to be another milestone in the demonstration of what comics can be -- Art Spiegelman, author of Maus
Chris Ware has produced a book as beautiful as any published this year, but also one which challenges us to think again about what literature is and where it is going -- Claire Armitstead * Guardian *
Perhaps best read in a single sitting, Jimmy Corrigan is perceptive, poetic, and sometimes profound, generously rewarding the absorption it requires * Independent *
Jimmy Corrigan is a dazzlingly handsome book with every detail lovingly attended to. The book is demanding, disturbing, funny and exciting. Oh yes, and essential * Time Out *
A work of genius -- Zadie Smith
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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.