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Ideal for readers who appreciate incisive social satire, graphic novels with sharp wit, and critiques of high society and class dynamics.
In this satirical masterpiece, Tomi Ungerer eviscerates the 1% that is as unfortunately relevant now as it ever was.
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Created in the 1960s, The Party takes place in the Hamptons. It's attended by captains of industry, tycoons, magnates, moguls, and various undistinguishable fat cats, luxuriating in their tuxedos, evening gowns, and prattling small talk.
The depiction of one grotesquerie after another—often couples—cavorting through the haze of booze and caviar, with the occasional wanton display of sybaritically libidinal impulse.
Ungerer accompanies each full-page image with a hilarious, hand-lettered caption, which provides the characters' names and a brief deadpan description of their social standings, creating a dissonance between image and text.
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Publishers Weekly praised the book as an "antiestablishment satirical masterpiece" that "practically vibrates with class war rage," making it highly relevant for readers attuned to social critique.
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ISBN: 9781683963721
Publisher: Fantagraphics
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 12 November 2020
Country: United States
Imprint: Fantagraphics
Illustration: 1 Illustrations
Audience: General / adult
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Width: 230.0mm
Height: 305.0mm
Weight: 300g
Pages: 136
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Tomi Ungerer (1931-2019) was born in Strasbourg, France. He is a cartoonist known for authoring more than a hundred books, both for children and adults. In 1957, he moved to the United States, where he became well-known for his satirical advertising campaigns. In 1998, he was awarded the Hans Christian Andersen Prize. Dwayne Booth, more commonly known as Mr. Fish, is an American political cartoonist based in Philadelphia. His work has appeared in Harper's Magazine, The Nation, The Village Voice, Truthdig, The Atlantic, and the LA Times.
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