The Park

Name: The Park
Brand: Thames and Hudson (Australia) Pty Ltd
SKU: 9781906838478
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By Oscar Zarate

Series: Original Fiction

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On a sunny Sunday in a North London park, a simple incident—a dog bite—sparks a complex conflict. Chris, the bitten party, responds defensively to the dog’s excitement. The dog’s owner, polemicist Ivan Grubb, publicly spins the event on his blog, igniting unexpected emotions and confusion among their families. The Park explores the interplay of anger, repression, and powerlessness in contemporary life through this nuanced graphic narrative.
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Ideal for readers interested in thoughtful, character-driven graphic novels that delve into emotional and social themes with artistic flair.

The Park is a delicate examination of how anger, repression and powerlessness can overwhelm even the most logical and well-intentioned person in a confusing modern world.

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On a beautiful Sunday afternoon, an incident takes place in a North London park. Chris is accidentally bitten by an excited dog and aims a defensive kick at it. The owner, well-known polemicist Ivan Grubb, takes to his blog to express his outrage, spinning the story to fit happily within his own narrative.

When Ivan and Chris relate the event to their children, they are surprised and confused by the strength of feeling their reactions provoke. The Park is a delicate examination of how anger, repression, and powerlessness can overwhelm even the most logical and well-intentioned person amid the confusion of the modern world.

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Booklist praises the book's "rich narrative that is as satisfyingly novelistic as it is gorgeously graphic," highlighting its colourful, painterly art style.

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ISBN: 9781906838478

Publisher: SelfMadeHero

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 17 October 2013

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: SelfMadeHero

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 24.0mm

Width: 177.0mm

Height: 248.0mm

Weight: 650g

Pages: 160

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Adult Graphic Novels Fiction Graphic Novels Oscar Zarate Series: Original Fiction

About the Author

Oscar Zarate is a prize-winning author and illustrator whose work includes A Small Killing (with Alan Moore), Geoffrey the Tube Train and the Fat Comedian, and an adaptation of Marlowe's Dr. Faustus. Zarate worked with Carlos Sampayo on Trois Artistes à Paris, Fly Blues, and La Faille. He lives in London.