Sunday

Internationally acclaimed graphic novelist Olivier Schrauwen returns with a masterfully funny and profound day in the life narrative.

Publisher Marketing: In [Schrauwen's] hands, comics -- like great art or literature -- give us a window into another person's mind, and even petty and tedious ruminations can appear magical and strangely beautiful.-- "The New Yorker" Review Quotes : Original, unique, fascinating ... a surreal experience on paper, with a storytelling flair that raises Sunday to an impressive level of literary excellence.-- "Midwest Book Review" Review Quotes : [Schrauwen's] cinematic approach to storytelling invoking memory, uncertainty, degrees of importance, and changes in narrative direction ... make[s] for a compelling narrative with a surprising and redemptive ending.-- "The Book Beat" Review Quotes : The fact that Schrauwen can take something as mundane and average as a guy watching The Da Vinci Code on the couch and turn it into a profound meditation on artmaking, design, language, and meaning is not only envy-inducing but deserves sustained laudation.--Laura Paul Review Quotes : Schrauwen's vast graphic novel plumbs the depths of slapstick humor and scales dizzying philosophical heights.-- "The New York Times" Review Quotes : Schrauwen's deepest work since Arsène Schrauwen . As sumptuous and meditative as its protagonist is self-absorbed and oblivious.--Helen Chazan Review Quotes : A bored everyman does battle with the colossal enemy that is a dull Sunday in this epic mock-Proustian graphic novel from Belgian artist Schrauwen. ... [A] surprisingly touching and life-affirming portrait of indolence.-- "Publishers Weekly Starred Review" Brief Description : "... follows, over the course of one day, the stream of consciousness of a fictionalized version of the author's cousin, Thibault. On the day of his girlfriend's return from an extended trip, Thibault wakes up, does nothing, gets James Brown stuck in his head, drinks and smokes, grows paranoid about his relationship, struggles to compose text messages, and watches The Da Vinci Code, all the while avoiding anyone and everyone, descending deeper into his own thoughts and fears. Meanwhile, a former crush and another cousin of Thibault's plan a surprise birthday for him, sending the external and internal on a collision course."--Provided by publisher. Review Quotes : A warts-and-all wonder about the joy and anxiety that can accompany doing nothing in particular.-- "The Guardian" Review Quotes : The Belgian cartoonist Olivier Schrauwen's latest graphic novel, Sunday , shows an already great artist reaching even greater heights.-- "The Comics Journal" Review Quotes : I would recommend Sunday to any readers after something a bit different and very experimental.-- "The Newest Rant" Review Quotes : Awash in a surreal color palette, Sunday may be the most original and exciting graphic novel of the last decade. ... a surprisingly winning, witty read -- often funny and always fun.-- "The Washington Post" Publisher Marketing :

Format: Paperback | Pages: 474 | Publication Date: 2024-10-15