Stitches

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A Memoir

By David Small

Summary

Stitches is a gripping graphic memoir by David Small, recounting the harrowing experience of a fourteen-year-old boy who, after a routine operation, finds himself rendered mute with a damaged throat. The story unfolds through intense and vivid illustrations as the young protagonist endures a descent into a personal abyss before embarking on a challenging journey of physical, emotional, and artistic recovery.
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Format: Paperback / softback

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Stitches

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Ideal for readers who appreciate powerful graphic novels and memoirs that explore themes of trauma, resilience, and artistic recovery. Suitable for mature young adults and adults interested in deeply personal and visually compelling narratives.

The #1 New York Times bestseller and National Book Award finalist that "breaks new ground for graphic novels" (Francois Mouly, art editor, The New Yorker).

Description

David Small, a best-selling and highly regarded children's book illustrator, comes forward with this unflinching graphic memoir. Remarkable and intensely dramatic, Stitches tells the story of a fourteen-year-old boy who awakes one day from a supposedly harmless operation to discover that he has been transformed into a virtual mute—a vocal cord removed, his throat slashed and stitched together like a bloody boot. From horror to hope, Small proceeds to graphically portray an almost unbelievable descent into adolescent hell and the difficult road to physical, emotional, and artistic recovery.

A National Book Award finalist; winner of the ALA's Alex Award; a #1 New York Times graphic bestseller; Publishers Weekly and Washington Post Top Ten Books of the Year, Los Angeles Times Favourite Book, ALA Great Graphic Novels, Booklist Editors Choice Award, Huffington Post Great Books of 2009, Kirkus Reviews Best of 2009, Village Voice Best Graphic Novel, finalist for two 2010 Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards (Best Writer/Artist: Nonfiction; Best Reality-Based Work).

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Praised as "a breathtaking, horrific, and ultimately redemptive work" by the Miami Herald, Stitches has been lauded for its profound and poetic storytelling, described by Jules Feiffer as "a profound and moving gift of graphic literature that has the look of a movie and reads like a poem." The Washington Post commends Small's masterful use of visual techniques, comparing his style to Alfred Hitchcock's cinematic flair.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780393338966

Publisher: WW Norton & Co

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 13 September 2010

Country: United States

Imprint: WW Norton & Co

Illustration: Illustrated throughout

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 20.0mm

Width: 178.0mm

Height: 229.0mm

Weight: 625g

Pages: 336

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Adult Graphic Novels David Small Fiction Graphic Novels

About the Author

David Small, author of the #1 New York Times best-selling Stitches, is the recipient of the Caldecott Medal, the Christopher Medal, and the E. B. White Award. He and his wife, the writer Sarah Stewart, live in Michigan.

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