Ducks (Graphic Novel)

Two Years in the Oil Sands

Ducks (Graphic Novel)
Kate Beaton
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Hardback
h235 x 174mm - 436pg
15 Sep 2022 UK
International import eta 7-19 days
9781787330139
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Celebrated cartoonist Kate Beaton vividly presents the untold story of Canada' An exceptionally beautiful book' Carmen Maria Machado, author of In the Dream HouseBefore there was Kate Beaton, New York Times bestselling cartoonist of Hark A Vagrant, there was Katie Beaton of the Cape Breton Beatons, a tight-knit seaside community. After university, Katie heads out west to take advantage of Alberta' s oil rush, part of the long tradition of East Coast Canadians who seek gainful employment elsewhere when they can' t find it in the homeland they love so much. With the singular goal of paying off her student loans, what the journey will actually cost Katie will be far more than she anticipates. Arriving in Fort McMurray, Katie finds work in the lucrative camps owned and operated by the world' s largest oil companies. As one of the few women among thousands of men, the culture shock is palpable. It does not hit home until she moves to a spartan, isolated worksite for higher pay. Katie encounters the harsh reality of life in the oil sands where trauma is an everyday occurrence yet never discussed. For young Katie, her wounds may never heal. Beaton' s natural cartooning prowess is on full display as she draws colossal machinery and mammoth vehicles set against a sublime Albertan backdrop of wildlife, Northern Lights, and Rocky Mountains. Her first full length graphic narrative, Ducks- Two Years in the Oil Sands is an untold story of Canada- a country that prides itself on its egalitarian ethos and natural beauty while simultaneously exploiting both the riches of its land and the humanity of its people.
An exceptionally beautiful book about loneliness, labor, and survival. Beaton is a thoughtful guide through a complex landscape of class and gender, and these pages ache with grief and grace. -- Carmen Maria Machado, author of In the Dream House A masterpiece, a heartbreak, a nightlight shining in the dark. -- Patricia Lockwood, author of No One Is Talking About This Devastating. Despite the brutal toll Beaton suffered personally, she has woven from her experience a vast and complex tapestry that captures the humanity of people doing a kind of "dirty work" in which we are all complicit, and it shimmers with grace. -- Alison Bechdel, author of Fun Home Beaton delivers a masterpiece graphic memoir * Publisher' s Weekly (Starred Review) * Ducks is both a coming-of-age narrative and a skillful, subtle commentary on class, misogyny, and the human costs of environmental extraction. From the oil fields to the hallways of worker housing, Kate Beaton' s comics are rich with quiet revelations, intimate details, and a deadpan, devastating sense of humor. A generous and illuminating book; I suspect it will stay on my mind for a very long time. -- Anna Wiener, author of Uncanny Valley
Kate Beaton was born in Nova Scotia, took a history degree in New Brunswick, paid it off in Alberta, worked in a museum in British Columbia, then came to Ontario for a while to draw pictures, then Halifax, and now New York. Maybe the moon next time, who knows.
Status: Indent title, imported to order
ISBN-13: 9781787330139
Published: 15 Sep 2022
Published In: United Kingdom
Imprint: Jonathan Cape
Publisher: Vintage Publishing
Format: Hardback
Height: 235mm
Width: 174mm
Spine: 40mm
Weight: 700g
Pages: 436

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