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One Hundred Demons

by Lynda Barry

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ISBN13: 9781570614590
ISBN10: 1570614598
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One Hundred Demons collects a series of memoiristic strips that appeared in Salons popular "Mothers Who Think" section. Here are 20 stories told in Lynda Barrys distinctive cartoon-narrative style that delve into the funk and sweetness of love, family, adolescence, race and the 'hood, identity — all the forces that made her the "wreck" she is today. Barry distinguishes these stories with her pitch-perfect sense of the way young people talk and think and her ability to casually render childhoods cruelties in luminous, unsparing detail. From her nattering and intolerant/loving Filipina grandmother to the ex-boyfriend from hell who had lice, One Hundred Demons paints a memorable picture of a gifted girl whose life is intersected by a cast of crazies. Hailed for its shimmering watercolor images and called by Time magazine "a work of art as well as literature," this collection makes an important addition to the genre Barry has sardonically christened "autobiofictionalography."

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Here are 20 stories told in Barry's distinctive cartoon-narrative style that delve into the funk and sweetness of love, family, adolescence, race and the 'hood identity.

About the Author

Lynda Barry's comic strip Ernie Pooks Comeek appears in 20 weekly newspapers in the United States and Canada. Her work has been seen in The New York Times, Esquire, Newsweek, and many other publications. She lives in Wisconsin.

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J T, February 24, 2007 (view all comments by J T)
Brilliant, bittersweet, captivating, funny, deep, & insightful, this collection of demons is worth dressing up for parade. Lynda Barry at her finest! She even closes with an unpretentious how-to of Chinese brush painting, encouraging you to grind your own inks to get your own demons onto any available page. Now if I could just capture some of my immigrant mom's half-crazed premonitions and stories as perfectly as Lynda depicts the Aswang, or recollect my dear friend's suicide the way Lynda sees those nectarines on the windowsill.
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lesbouquinistes, December 14, 2006 (view all comments by lesbouquinistes)
at once heartbreaking and hilarious, lynda barry's comics about being an outsider and growing up will inspire and leave you thirsty for more.
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Product Details

ISBN:
9781570614590
Author:
Barry, Lynda
Publisher:
Sasquatch Books
Subject:
Graphic Novels - General
Subject:
COMICS & GRAPHIC NOVELS / Graphic Novels/General
Subject:
CGN004000
Subject:
General
Subject:
CGN006000
Copyright:
Edition Description:
First Trade Paper Edition
Publication Date:
20050831
Binding:
TRADE PAPER
Grade Level:
- Up
Language:
English
Illustrations:
Color illustrations throughout
Pages:
224
Dimensions:
6 x 9 in 17.5 oz
Age Level:
from 14

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