Trashed

Name: Trashed
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SKU: 9781419714542
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By Derf Backderf

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Trashed by Derf Backderf is a gritty, darkly humorous graphic novel that chronicles the chaotic lives of three friends working as garbage collectors in a small town. Drawing on Backderf's own experiences, it vividly portrays the physical and emotional challenges of this underappreciated job, from battling extreme weather to dealing with quirky locals and bureaucratic red tape. Interwoven with nonfiction insights into the lifecycle of our rubbish, the story offers a fascinating, often stomach-turning look at a world usually hidden from view.
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Ideal for readers who enjoy graphic novels with raw, realistic storytelling and a blend of humour and social commentary. Fans of autobiographical and slice-of-life narratives will find this compelling, as will those interested in environmental themes and underrepresented professions.

An inside look at the crap job of all crap jobs--garbage collector--by Derf Backderf, author of the critically acclaimed, award-winning national bestseller, My Friend Dahmer

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Every week we pile our garbage on the curb and it disappears - like magic! The reality is anything but, of course.

Trashed, Derf Backderf's follow-up to the critically acclaimed, award-winning international bestseller My Friend Dahmer, is an ode to the crap job of all crap jobs - garbage collector. Anyone who has ever been trapped in a soul-sucking gig will relate to this tale.

Trashed follows the raucous escapades of three 20-something friends as they clean the streets of pile after pile of stinking garbage, while battling annoying small-town bureaucrats, bizarre townfolk, sweltering summer heat, and frigid winter storms.

Trashed is fiction, but is inspired by Derf's own experiences as a garbageman. Interspersed are nonfiction pages that detail what our garbage is and where it goes. The answers will stun you.

Hop on the garbage truck named Betty and ride along with Derf on a journey into the vast, secret world of garbage. Trashed is a hilarious, stomach-churning tale that will leave you laughing and wincing in disbelief.

Soon to be a major motion picture from director Bradley Jay Kaplan (Stealing Cars).

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781419714542

Publisher: Abrams

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 03 November 2015

Country: United States

Imprint: Abrams ComicArts

Contributors:

Illustrated by Diane Goode

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 24.0mm

Width: 153.0mm

Height: 234.0mm

Weight: 570g

Pages: 256

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Derf Backderf Fiction Graphic Novels

About the Author

Derf Backderf is the bestselling author of My Friend Dahmer and the recipient of the prestigious Robert F. Kennedy Journalism Award for political cartooning. His weekly comic strip, The City, appeared in more than one hundred newspapers over the past twenty-two years. He lives in Cleveland, Ohio.

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