| Author: | Deb Olin Unferth, Elizabeth Haidle | ISBN: | 9781936787661 |
| Publisher: | Counterpoint Press | Publication: | November 1, 2017 |
| Imprint: | Black Balloon Publishing | Language: | English |
| Author: | Deb Olin Unferth, Elizabeth Haidle |
| ISBN: | 9781936787661 |
| Publisher: | Counterpoint Press |
| Publication: | November 1, 2017 |
| Imprint: | Black Balloon Publishing |
| Language: | English |
The acclaimed graphic novel that tells the tale of a mother, her son, forty-two endangered parrots, and a fierce search for redemption and a freer world.
When Daphne loses custody of her son, she is willing to do whatever it takes to get him back—even if it means enlisting the help of the wayward love of her life, a trio of housepainters, a flock of passenger pigeons, a landlady from hell, a super-sized bag of mite-killing powder, and more parrots than she knows what to do with.
I, Parrot, by acclaimed author Deb Olin Unferth with stunning illustrations by artist Elizabeth Haidle, dips into the surreal with poignancy and humor. In this riveting, funny, and tragic graphic novel, Daphne must risk everything. Her quest is ultimately a tale about civilization’s decline, the heartbreak of extinction, and the redemption found in individual revolution.
“I don’t know anything about birds, but I do know good comics, and this is one.” —Vulture
“[Unferth’s] language is sly and bitterly funny, matched in mood by Haidle’s monochromatic, inkwash-style artwork, which plays up the story’s whimsy as well as its sadness.” —The New York Times Book Review
“Unferth dexterously juggles pathos and humor in her debut graphic novel, an intimate and contemplative reflection on the slow revelatory dawning of what it means to care for something―or someone . . . Unexpectedly funny, sad, scary, affirming and totally engrossing.” —*Publishers Weekly *(starred review)
The acclaimed graphic novel that tells the tale of a mother, her son, forty-two endangered parrots, and a fierce search for redemption and a freer world.
When Daphne loses custody of her son, she is willing to do whatever it takes to get him back—even if it means enlisting the help of the wayward love of her life, a trio of housepainters, a flock of passenger pigeons, a landlady from hell, a super-sized bag of mite-killing powder, and more parrots than she knows what to do with.
I, Parrot, by acclaimed author Deb Olin Unferth with stunning illustrations by artist Elizabeth Haidle, dips into the surreal with poignancy and humor. In this riveting, funny, and tragic graphic novel, Daphne must risk everything. Her quest is ultimately a tale about civilization’s decline, the heartbreak of extinction, and the redemption found in individual revolution.
“I don’t know anything about birds, but I do know good comics, and this is one.” —Vulture
“[Unferth’s] language is sly and bitterly funny, matched in mood by Haidle’s monochromatic, inkwash-style artwork, which plays up the story’s whimsy as well as its sadness.” —The New York Times Book Review
“Unferth dexterously juggles pathos and humor in her debut graphic novel, an intimate and contemplative reflection on the slow revelatory dawning of what it means to care for something―or someone . . . Unexpectedly funny, sad, scary, affirming and totally engrossing.” —*Publishers Weekly *(starred review)
