Red Rock Baby Candy (Graphic Novel)

Red Rock Baby Candy (Graphic Novel)
Shira Spector
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Hardback
h314 x 224mm - 216pg
23 Mar 2021 US
International import eta 10-30 days
9781683964049
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Shira Spector, whose drawing is visceral, symbolic and naturalistic, literally paints a vivid portrait of the most eventful 10 years of her life, encompassing her tenacious struggle to get pregnant, the emotional turmoil of her father' s cancer diagnosis and eventual death, and her recollections of past relationships with her parents and her partner. Set in a kaleidoscope of Montreal and Toronto, Red Rock Baby Candy begins in subtle, tonal shades of black ink and introduces color slowly over the next 50 pages until it explodes into a glorious full color palette. The visual storytelling eschews traditional comics panels in favor of a series of unique page compositions that convey both a stream of consciousness and the tactile reality of life, both the subjective impressions of the author at each moment of the life she depicts and the objective series of events that shape her narrative. ?
Spector is to be applauded for how bravely and openly she discusses her hopes and fears. --Rabbi Rachel Esserman "The Reporter Group" Every page is striking and feels like its own work of art. Each screams with energy, pulsates with pain and portrays a deep and powerful story of a woman who is determined to find her way to the other side of grief -- and who dares to feel some joy along the way. -- "Xtra Magazine" Every page of this formally inventive, kaleidoscopic graphic memoir is a work of art in and of itself. . . . [A] book that will change the literary landscape in 2021. -- "O The Oprah Magazine" Stunningly beautiful and heartbreaking. Spector poetically expresses her grief while also lovingly portraying her marriage and the way it grounds her in the face of crisis. -- "Booklist (starred review)" There are so many styles, so many layers to both the art and the story. Open it up to any page and you' re met with an explosion of color, images, and words. -- "Book Riot" Using lithesome, intricate drawings and mixed-media collages, Spector debuts with a graphic memoir of desire and loss that expresses emotions viscerally and with a tactile immediacy. -- "Publishers Weekly (starred review)" Shira Spector has created an ecstatic book about a life lived deeply, fully, and with the extreme bravery we must all have if we want to truly love and be loved. --Eleanor Davis, How To Be Happy Shira Spector' s deeply moving graphic memoir is about love and sorrow, and the wondrousness of being alive despite everything. The inventive combination of text and drawing works perfectly to draw the reader in. --Roz Chast, Can' t We talk About Something More Pleasant?
Shira Spector is a Jewish Canadian lesbian cartoonist whose work has been widely anthologized and exhibited in the Toronto area, where she resides. She has a BFA in Fibres (with Distinction) from Concordia University in Montreal.
Status: Active
ISBN-13: 9781683964049
Published: 23 Mar 2021
Published In: United States
Imprint: Fantagraphics
Publisher: Fantagraphics
Format: Hardback
Height: 314mm
Width: 224mm
Pages: 216

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