Fagin - The Jew. The World of Adventures of Oliver Twist

Fagin - The Jew. The World of Adventures of Oliver Twist

The author tells about the unhappy childhood of the protagonist, spent in the backstreets of London, and the beginning of his criminal path, simultaneously making a resolute stand against the anti-Semitism of Victorian literature. The artist's brush creates an expressive... portrait of the era. The godfather of comics as a sequential art, Eisner combined a lively interest in classical literature with the issues of racial prejudice, resulting in a touching, complex story of a man who became a victim of societal prejudices and a life of poverty.

«Fagin — The Jew» — is not only a modern classic of the graphic novel but also a worthy companion to Charles Dickens on the bookshelf. The anniversary edition for the tenth anniversary of the book is released in hardcover and is accompanied by a preface by Brian Michael Bendis and an extensive afterword by literary scholar and journalist Jita Hira.

Author: Уилл Айснер

Printhouse: Alpaca

Series: Dark Horse

Age restrictions: 18+

Year of publication: 2022

ISBN: 9785604846148

Number of pages: 136

Size: 268x191x15 mm

Cover type: hard

Weight: 580 g

ID: 1485826

The author tells about the unhappy childhood of the protagonist, spent in the backstreets of London, and the beginning of his criminal path, simultaneously making a resolute stand against the anti-Semitism of Victorian literature. The artist's brush creates an expressive portrait of the era. The godfather of comics as a sequential art, Eisner combined a lively interest in classical literature with the issues of racial prejudice, resulting in a touching, complex story of a man who became a victim of societal prejudices and a life of poverty.

«Fagin — The Jew» — is not only a modern classic of the graphic novel but also a worthy companion to Charles Dickens on the bookshelf. The anniversary edition for the tenth anniversary of the book is released in hardcover and is accompanied by a preface by Brian Michael Bendis and an extensive afterword by literary scholar and journalist Jita Hira.

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