{"product_id":"graphic-witness-four-wordless-graphic-novels","title":"Graphic Witness: Four Wordless Graphic Novels","description":"\u003ch1\u003eGraphic Witness: Four Wordless Graphic Novels\u003c\/h1\u003eFrans Masereel,Lynd Ward,Giacomo Patri,Laurence Hyde\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Firefly Books\u003cbr\u003eSeptember 1 2007\u003cbr\u003eEAN: 9781554072705\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 1554072700\u003cbr\u003eSynopsis: \u003cp\u003e \u003ci\u003e\"If you care about graphic novels, you need this book.\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e - New York Times best-selling author Neil Gaiman \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003eGraphic Witness\u003c\/b\u003e features rare wordless novels by four great 20th-century woodcut artists European and North American. The stories they tell reflect the political and social issues of their times as well as the broader issues that are still relevant today. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Frans Masereel (1899-1972) was born in Belgium and is considered the father of the wordless graphic novel. \u003cb\u003eGraphic Witness\u003c\/b\u003e includes the first reprint of his classic work, \u003ci\u003eThe Passion of a Man\u003c\/i\u003e, since its 1918 publication in Munich. American Lynd Ward (1905-85), author of the provocative \u003ci\u003eWild Pilgrimage\u003c\/i\u003e, is considered among the most important of wordless novelists. Giacomo Patri (1898-1978) was born in Italy and lived in the United States. His \u003ci\u003eWhite Collar\u003c\/i\u003e featured an introduction by Rockwell Kent and was used a promotional piece by the labor movement. \u003ci\u003eSouthern Cross\u003c\/i\u003e by Canadian Laurence Hyde (1914-87) was controversial for its criticism of U.S. H-bomb testing in the South Pacific. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e An introduction by George A. Walker places each wordless novel in its context and examines the influence of these works on contemporary culture, including film, comic books and contemporary graphic novels. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003eGraphic Witness\u003c\/b\u003e will appeal to readers interested in social issues, printmaking, art history and contemporary culture. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"27th Letter Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67391017910317,"sku":"20279","price":10.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0673\/3588\/0749\/files\/original_77d3eaf4-1cd8-43c3-8eee-7a4a58bc3ae1.jpg?v=1787350642","url":"https:\/\/27thletterbooks.com\/products\/graphic-witness-four-wordless-graphic-novels","provider":"27th Letter Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}