Sailor Twain: Or: The Mermaid in the Hudson

- Reviews -

"Absolutely not to be missed. " --Booklist, starred review"This extraordinary work of fiction pushes the graphic novel well beyond its previous limits. The narrative takes us on many journeys through space and time, but is more than a mere tale. It' s about past and present, the absolute importance of myth, of language, of stories themselves. In superb words and drawings, it also explores obsession and love in a way that is original to the genre, and to literature itself. In the best sense, the completed work succeeds in a very difficult task: making the reader more human. Bravo!" --Pete Hamill"Addictive. " --Rachel Maddow"Wow. Fabulous. " --Robin McKinley"A gorgeous piece of work about moral conflicts, romantic distress, and fishy secrets. " --Laura Kipnis"A romance in the truest sense of the word, Sailor Twain is a marvel of graphical beauty and complex, intelligent storytelling. Siegel creates a misty, magical Hudson river that is somehow realer and truer and more seductive and many fathoms deeper than the real thing. " --Lev Grossman"I had a most engaging voyage on the doomed Lorelei, and I much enjoyed meeting young Captain Twain--not to mention the mermaid in the Hudson. This is a gripping novel with compelling characters, enhanced by haunting, erotically charged drawings. " --John Irving"Siegel' s illustrations underscore the multiple themes of deceit and deception: softly blurred charcoal riverscapes transform the Hudson into a proving ground for dark magic, and the doe-eyed characters are nowhere near as innocent as they look. You' re never too old for a well-told fairy tale. " --Bulletin of the Center for Children' s Books (BCCB)

- Author Bio -

Mark Siegel is the author and illustrator of award-winning picture books and graphic novels, including Long Night Moon, How to Read a Story, Oskar and the Eight Blessings, Tiny Dancer, and the New York Times-bestselling Five Worlds series. He is also the founder of First Second.

- Full Details -

Status:	Indent title, imported to order
ISBN-13:	9781250829443
Published:	23 Aug 2022
Published In:	United States
Imprint:	First Second
Publisher:	Roaring Brook Press
Format:	Hardback
Height:	241mm
Width:	171mm
Weight:	300g
Pages:	416

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