by Tom Gauld
A hilarious new comics collection from the New York Times bestselling cartoonist and illustrator – the perfect gift for all book lovers
Revenge of the Librarians
24,50 €
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Description
Confront the spectre of failure, the wraith of social media, and other supernatural enemies of the author
Tom Gauld returns with his wittiest and most trenchant collection of literary cartoons to date. Perfectly composed drawings are punctuated with the artist’s signature brand of humour, hitting high and low. After all, Gauld is just as comfortable taking jabs at Jane Eyre and Game of Thrones.
Some particularly favoured targets include the pretentious procrastinating novelist, the commercial mercenary of the dispassionate editor, the willful obscurantism of the vainglorious poet. Quake in the presence of the stack of bedside books as it grows taller! Gnash your teeth at the ever-moving deadline that the writer never meets! Quail before the critic’s incisive dissection of the manuscript! And most importantly, seethe with envy at the paragon of creative productivity!
Revenge of the Librarians contains even more murders, drubbings, and castigations than The Department of Mind-Blowing Theories, Baking For Kafka, or any other collections of mordant scribblings by the inimitably excellent Gauld.
Additional information
| Book Condition | New |
|---|---|
| Cover | Hardcover |
| Size | Length: 180 pages |
| Genre | Fiction, Graphic Novel, Humor |
| Published | October 18, 2022 by Drawn and Quarterly |
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