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The Snooty Bookshop

Fifty Literary Postcards
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The Snooty Bookshop is a collection of fifty beloved comic strips by Tom Gauld, known for his work in the Guardian. These witty and beautifully drawn panels explore grand themes in history, literature and pop culture with a unique blend of humour and seriousness. Highlights include imaginative riffs such as Samuel Beckett's sitcom pitches and creative procrastination courses, offering laughs alongside insightful cultural reflection.
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This collection is perfect for readers who appreciate intelligent humour, literary and historical references, and artful comics. Fans of nuanced satire, subtle wit, and cultural commentary will find much to enjoy here.

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A hilarious collection of fifty postcards celebrating multi-award-winning cartoonist Tom Gauld's iconic Guardian comics - the perfect gift for book lovers everywhere.

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Tom Gauld has created countless iconic strips for the Guardian over the course of his illustrious career. A master of condensing grand, highbrow themes into panel comics, his weekly strips embody his trademark sense of humour while simultaneously opening comics to an audience unfamiliar with the artistry that cartooning has to offer. Funny but serious, these comics allow Gauld to put his impressive knowledge of history, literature and pop culture on full display β€” his impeccable timing and distinctive visual style setting him apart from the rest.

This postcard set celebrates more than a decade of Gauld's contributions to the Guardian, with fifty of his most beloved strips, on everything from Samuel Beckett's sitcom pitches (such as Waiting for Kramer, a show where two men await the arrival of a man named Kramer who never comes), 'Procrastination for Creative Writers, a 10-Week Course' and 'Poetry Anthologies for People Who Don't Like Poems'. Witty and beautifully drawn, The Snooty Bookshop will make you laugh at least fifty times, guaranteed.

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Praise for the works of Tom Gauld: Critics commend Gauld's brilliantly off-the-wall cartoons and exquisite black-and-white illustrations. His style is described as both hilarious and achingly melancholy, with dry, incisive humour and economically composed art. Reviews note his clever literary riffs, subtle dialogue, and poetic touch, making his collections essential and heartwarming reads.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781786891525

Publisher: Canongate Books

Format: Cards

Date Published: 23 October 2018

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Canongate Books

Edition: Main

Illustration: colour illustrations throughout

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 34.0mm

Width: 155.0mm

Height: 108.0mm

Weight: 370g

About the Author

Tom Gauld was born in 1976 and grew up in Aberdeenshire. He is a cartoonist and illustrator with weekly comic strips in the Guardian and New Scientist and his comics have been published in the New York Times. He is the author of the comic books Goliath, You're All Just Jealous of My Jetpack, Mooncop (a New York Times bestseller) and Baking with Kafka. He has also designed a number of book covers. Gauld lives and works in London.

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