Armed With Madness

Name: Armed With Madness
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SKU: 9781914224126
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The Surreal Leonora Carrington

By Mary M. Talbot

Series: Art Masters

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Armed With Madness by Mary M. Talbot is a graphic novel steeped in a rich narrative that explores complex psychological themes. It delves into the intricacies of the human mind, wrapped in an engaging graphical storytelling style. The book combines a compelling plot with visually striking illustrations to provide a profound reading experience.
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Armed With Madness

A new perspective on the 1930s Paris art scene from a neglected artist, feminist icon, and influential Surrealist.

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Reluctant muse and feminist champion – heiress, rebel, refugee – and perhaps the last of the great Surrealist artists: Leonora Carrington played many roles in her long and extraordinary life.

Exchanging her privileged upbringing in pre-war England for the more exciting elite of Paris's 1930s avant-garde, she comes to rub shoulders (and more) with the likes of Pablo Picasso, Man Ray, and Salvador Dalí, after embarking on a complicated love affair with Max Ernst.

But the demons that have both haunted and inspired her work are gathering, and when the world goes mad with the outbreak of war and the Nazi invasion, Leonora's own hold on reality collapses into a terrifying psychotic episode of her own.

Eventually fleeing war-torn Europe, she emerges into a new and richly creative life in Mexico City, establishing herself as a prodigious painter, writer, and advocate of women's rights.

This new work by the acclaimed partnership of Mary and Bryan Talbot celebrates the life and career of a truly remarkable artist and woman.

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Armed With Madness by Mary M. Talbot, illustrated by Bryan Talbot, is a graphic novel that explores the extraordinary life of Leonora Carrington. The book highlights her roles as a reluctant muse, feminist champion, and surrealist artist, capturing her interactions with notable figures like Picasso and Dalí. Reviews praise it for being powerful, enraging, and uplifting, offering a captivating introduction to a remarkable yet often forgotten woman of achievement.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781914224126

Publisher: SelfMadeHero

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 11 May 2023

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: SelfMadeHero

Illustration: 4-col illusrations throughout

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Illustrated by Bryan Talbot

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 152.0mm

Height: 216.0mm

Weight: 0g

Pages: 144

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Arts & Culture Fiction Graphic Novels Mary M. Talbot Series: Art Masters

About the Author

Mary M. Talbot is an academic turned graphic novelist. Her first graphic novel, Dotter of her Father's Eyes (with Bryan Talbot), won the 2012 Costa Biography Award. Her most recent, Rain (2019, with Bryan Talbot), is a rallying cry to protect the planet. Her previous graphic novels are Sally Heathcote, Suffragette (2014, with Kate Charlesworth and Bryan Talbot) and The Red Virgin (2016, with Bryan Talbot). Her most recent academic book is Language and Gender (3rd ed, 2019). She is currently Visiting Professor of Graphic Narrative at Lancaster University. Multiple award-winning artist Bryan Talbot has been working in comics for over forty years. He's produced underground, fantasy and superhero stories such as Batman and (with Neil Gaiman) Sandman, and graphic novels including The Adventures of Luther Arkwright, The Tale of One Bad Rat, Alice in Sunderland, the Grandville series, as well as illustrating the books written by Mary. They are both founding patrons of The Lakes International Comic Art Festival. Bryan was awarded a Doctorate in Arts and another in Letters and is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature.