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Ethel and Ernest : A True Story by Raymond Briggs (2001, Trade Paperback)

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Ethel & Ernest: A True Story

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Now in paperback, from the author of the bestseller The Snowman, a poignant, funny, utterly original graphic memoir that tells the story of his parents lives.

Product Identifiers

PublisherKnopf Doubleday Publishing Group

ISBN-100375714472

ISBN-139780375714474

eBay Product ID (ePID)1921614

Product Key Features

Book TitleEthel and Ernest : a True Story

Number of Pages104 Pages

LanguageEnglish

TopicModern / 20th Century, General, Anthologies

Publication Year2001

IllustratorYes

GenreBiography & Autobiography, History, Comics & Graphic Novels

AuthorRaymond Briggs

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height0.3 in

Item Weight9.2 Oz

Item Length8.9 in

Item Width6 in

Additional Product Features

Reviews"A best seller in Britain, this winsome little book is one family's twentieth century, told as a comic strip that fast-forwards through the decades. Briggs's artful rendering of his parents' striving captures the English working class, and as the tale progresses, you find yourself slowly sucked into their daily patter, amused by their cooing voices, impressed by their bravery. At the end,you're hardly prepared for the emotional wallop." -Time "In the details of Briggs's sparkling cartoons, the characters become richly specific and endearing . . . both pathetic and heroic in the face of overwhelmingevents. [They are] what make you read through Ethel & Ernest over again." -Christopher Lehmann-Haupt, New York Times "Ethel & Ernest works brilliantly and artfully as an archetype. It is the author's willingness to frame his love and anguish so piercingly that makes it such a singular piece of work. We should be grateful that Briggs is so brilliantly equipped to remind us of what we u sed to be, and why." -Nick Hornby, New York Times Book Review, "A best seller in Britain, this winsome little book is one family's twentieth century, told as a comic strip that fast-forwards through the decades. Briggs's artful rendering of his parents' striving captures the English working class, and as the tale progresses, you find yourself slowly sucked into their daily patter, amused by their cooing voices, impressed by their bravery. At the end,you're hardly prepared for the emotional wallop." -Time "In the details of Briggs's sparkling cartoons, the characters become richly specific and endearing . . . both pathetic and heroic in the face of overwhelmingevents. [They are] what make you read through Ethel & Ernest over again." -Christopher Lehmann-Haupt,New York Times "Ethel & Ernestworks brilliantly and artfully as an archetype. It is the author's willingness to frame his love and anguish so piercingly that makes it such a singular piece of work. We should be grateful that Briggs is so brilliantly equipped to remind us of what we u sed to be, and why." -Nick Hornby,New York Times Book Review From the Trade Paperback edition., "A best seller in Britain, this winsome little book is one family's twentieth century, told as a comic strip that fast-forwards through the decades. Briggs's artful rendering of his parents' striving captures the English working class, and as the tale progresses, you find yourself slowly sucked into their daily patter, amused by their cooing voices, impressed by their bravery. At the end,you're hardly prepared for the emotional wallop." - Time "In the details of Briggs's sparkling cartoons, the characters become richly specific and endearing . . . both pathetic and heroic in the face of overwhelmingevents. [They are] what make you read through Ethel & Ernest over again." -Christopher Lehmann-Haupt, New York Times " Ethel & Ernest works brilliantly and artfully as an archetype. It is the author's willingness to frame his love and anguish so piercingly that makes it such a singular piece of work. We should be grateful that Briggs is so brilliantly equipped to remind us of what we u sed to be, and why." -Nick Hornby, New York Times Book Review

Dewey Edition21

Lccn2001-021578

Target AudienceTrade

Dewey Decimal941.082/0922 B

Lc Classification NumberCt788.B7742b75 1999