Jimmy Corrigan

Description:

A graphic novel chronicles four generations of the Corrigan men, from 1893 to 1983. "This first book from Chicago author Chris Ware is a pleasantly-decorated view at a lonely and emotionally-impaired 'everyman' (Jimmy Corrigan: The Smartest Kid on Earth), who is provided, at age 36, the opportunity to meet his father for the first time. An improvisatory romance which gingerly deports itself between 1890's Chicago and 1980's small town Michigan, the reader is helped along by thousands of colored illustrations and diagrams, which, when read rapidly in sequence, provide a convincing illusion of life and movement. The bulk of the work is supported by fold-out instructions, an index, paper cut-outs, and a brief apology, all of which concrete to form a rich portrait of a man stunted by a paralyzing fear of being disliked."--Publisher's website.

subjects: Comics & graphic novels, general,  Dysfunctional families,  Fiction,  Comic books, strips,  Familia,  Family,  Graphic novels,  Hombres de edad madura,  Middle-aged men,  Muñequitos, tiras cómicas,  Novela experimental,  Novela gráfica,  Novela psicológica,  Problem families,  Families,  Dysfunctional families--fiction,  Dysfunctional families--comic books, strips, etc,  Fathers and sons--fiction,  Adoption--fiction,  Pn6727.w285 j56 2000,  741.5/973,  Fathers and sons,  Adoption

Places: Estados Unidos