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Lädt ... City of Clownsvon Daniel Alarcón
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Melde dich bei LibraryThing an um herauszufinden, ob du dieses Buch mögen würdest. Keine aktuelle Diskussion zu diesem Buch. interesting story about a boy who grows up in Lima, with a father who is barely around and a mother who keeps to herself as a maid for a neighborhood family. Father ends up passing, and we find out more about his double life. ( ) This graphic adaptation of Peruvian author Daniel Alarcon's fictional work is a remarkable example of visual storytelling. Journalist Oscar "Chino" Uribe's father has just died, leaving two families--that of his wife and that of his girlfriend. Although one might think such an arrangement would be solely the prerogative of the upper classes, Oscar's family is far from wealthy. Instead, his father supported both families by preying on the wealthy as part of a complex operation of thieves. Adding to this shame is the fact that the victims grow to include the kind employers of Oscar's mother, who years before went to great lengths to arrange a school scholarship for their housekeeper's son. While the education provided by this school enabled Oscar to advance in life, the social rejection of his classmates, who saw him as street trash, cut deeply. The complexity of Oscar's emotions is given shape by Sheila Alvarado's art, which puts us squarely in Oscar's wounded heart as we watch the tragic narrative unfold. Zeige 2 von 2 keine Rezensionen | Rezension hinzufügen
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"A gorgeously rendered graphic novel of Daniel Alarcon's story City of Clowns. Oscar "Chino" Uribe is a young Peruvian journalist for a local tabloid paper. After the recent death of his philandering father, he must confront the idea of his father's other family, and how much of his own identity has been shaped by his father's murky morals. At the same time, he begins to chronicle the life of street clowns, sad characters who populate the violent and corrupt city streets of Lima, and is drawn into their haunting, fantastical world. This remarkably affecting story by Daniel Alarcon was included in his acclaimed first book, War by Candlelight, and now, in collaboration with artist Sheila Alvarado, it takes on a new, thrilling form. This graphic novel, with its short punches of action and images, its stark contrasts between light and dark, truth and fiction, perfectly corresponds to the tone of Chino's story. With the city of Lima as a character, and the bold visual language from the story, City of Clowns is moving, menacing, and brilliantly vivid"-- Keine Bibliotheksbeschreibungen gefunden. |
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