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_aPN 6727.M242 _b.T245 2010 |
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_aMalkasian, Cathy. _911710 |
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_aTemperance _cCathy Malkasian. |
250 | _aFirst Fantagraphics Books edition. | ||
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_aSeattle, Wash. : _bFantagraphics Books ; _a[New York] : _bDistributed in the U.S. by W.W. Norton & Co., _cc2010. |
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_a240 pages : _bchiefly illustrations ; _c27 cm. |
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520 | _a"Do concepts life war and enemies hold a people together? Does conflict have an irresistible cultural momentum? These are the questions the cartoonist Cathy Malkasian explores in Temperance. After a brutal injury sustained in battle, Lester has no memory of his prior life. For the next thirty years his wife does everything to keep him from remembering-- and re-constructing-- a society, Blessedbowl, that has since elevated him as a hero. Blessedbowl is a cultural convergence of lies, memories, stories, and beliefs. Its people thrive on ideas of persecution, exceptionalism, and enemies, persuaded that war lurks just outside their walls. Lester's gradual emergence from his amnesia signals a crisis for the people of Blessedbowl, as their illusions become less and less sustainable. The story of Temperance is an account of recovery and awakening. Malkasian creates a densely tetured social context, masterfuly conveying the idiosyncratic physical domain with its spiraling structures and quasi-medieval architecture along with intimate yet plastic portraits of her characters in a rich, tonal pencil line"--P. [4] of cover. | ||
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_aAmnesiacs _vComic books, strips, etc. _911711 |
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_aWar _xPsychological aspects _vComic books, strips, etc. _911712 |
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_aMarried people _vComic books, strips, etc. _911714 |
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_aCulture conflict _vComic books, strips, etc. _911716 |
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_aFear _vComic books, strips, etc. _911718 |
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_aComic books, strips, etc. _zUnited States. _911720 |
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_aGraphic novels. _911722 |
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_aGraphic novels _zUnited States. _911724 |
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