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Worm
A Cuban American Odyssey
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Worm
A literary memoir in graphic form by award-winning star artist and designer Edel Rodriguez.
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From the iconic, award-winning artist and designer, a graphic memoir of leaving Cuba, becoming American, and fighting for freedom, here and there.
'Exhilarating, immensely powerful, gorgeous' — PHILIPPE SANDS
'Belongs in the pantheon that MAUS built' — PRINT MAGAZINE
'Shocking, brilliant, soul-shattering... this book is so good' — CHIP KIDD
When Fidel Castro opened the Mariel harbour to let Cubans sail for America, Edel Rodriguez and his family took their chance. From the town of El Gabriel to the Mariel port to a rickety shrimping boat bound for Florida, they joined the 1980 boatlift, becoming 'worms', as Castro called the departing Cubans.
Years later, Edel Rodriguez has become one of the most prominent political artists of our age, hailed for his iconic work on the cover of Time and on jumbotrons around the world. In stunning visual detail, Worm tells his story — of a boyhood in Cold War Cuba, of a family's courage and displacement and of coming of age as an artist, activist, and American.
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Worm by Edel Rodriguez receives high praise for its evocative storytelling and powerful artistry. Reviews highlight its capacity to both captivate and challenge readers, drawing comparisons to seminal works like Maus. The memoir is noted for its poignant examination of political themes and its vivid, striking illustrations that elevate the narrative. Rodriguez's work is described as a compelling and heartfelt commentary on totalitarianism and personal survival.
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ISBN: 9781474616720
Publisher: Orion Publishing Co
Format: Hardback
Date Published: 07 November 2023
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Weidenfeld & Nicolson
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 28.0mm
Width: 198.0mm
Height: 258.0mm
Weight: 1220g
Pages: 304
About the Author
EDEL RODRIGUEZ was born in 1971 in Havana, Cuba. He received a B.F.A. in Painting from Pratt Institute in 1994 and an M.F.A. from Hunter College in 1998. He is the recipient of both a Gold and a Silver Medal for editorial illustration from the Society of Illustrators. His work has been featured on the covers of Time, the New Yorker and Der Spiegel; other clients include MTV, Pepsi, U.S. Postal Service, Nike, Rolling Stone, GQ, Playboy, Reader's Digest, National Geographic Traveler, the New York Times, New York Magazine, the Wall Street Journal, Esquire, Conde Naste Traveler, the Washington Post and the Losa Angeles Times.
Edel's artwork is in the collections of numerous institutions, including the Smithsonian in Washington D.C., as well as in many private collections.Also by Edel Rodriguez
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