The Snooty Bookshop
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The Snooty Bookshop
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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.
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.
Book Details
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
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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.
@tomgauld | tomgauld.com
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