American Splendor and More American Splendor: The Life and

American Splendor and More American Splendor: The Life and Times of Harvey Pekar

The inspiration for the award-winning movie
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AMERICAN SPLENDOR
The Life and Times of Harvey Pekar

Two classic comic anthologies in one volume

Stories by Harvey Pekar

Introduction by R. Crumb

Art by Kevin Brown, Gregory Budgett, Sean Carroll, Sue Cavey, R. Crumb, Gary Dumm, Val Mayerik, and Gerry Shamray

The classic collection of the comics that inspired the movie American Splendor, winner of the Grand Jury Prize at the 2003 Sundance Film Festival

American Splendor is the worldâ‚¬s first literary comic book. Cleveland native Harvey Pekar is a true American original. A V.A. hospital file clerk and comic book writer, Harvey chronicles the ordinary and mundane in stories both funny and touching. His dead-on eye for the frustrations and minutiae of the workaday world mix in a delicate balance with his insight into personal relationships. Pekar has been compared to Dreiser, Dostoevsky, and Lenny Bruce. But he is truly more than all of themâ‚¬"he is himself.

â‚¬Å“Mr. Pekar has . . . proven that comics can address the ambiguities of daily living, that like the finest fiction, they can hold a mirror up to life.â‚¬Â
â‚¬"The New York Times

â‚¬Å“[Pekar] has a vision that makes daily city lifeâ‚¬"a ride on the bus, a run-in with a boss, or simply buying breadâ‚¬"dramatic.â‚¬Â
â‚¬"Chicago Sun-Times

â‚¬Å“Simply stated, American Splendor is the most superb literary endeavor to come off the streets of Cleveland in decades.â‚¬Â
â‚¬"The Plain Dealer (Cleveland)

â‚¬Å“Mr. Pekar lets all of life flood into his panels: the humdrum and the heroic, the gritty and the grand.â‚¬Â
â‚¬"The New York Times Book Review
Country USA
Brand Ballantine Books
Manufacturer Ballantine Books
Binding Paperback
ReleaseDate 2003-07-29
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780345468307

Country	USA
Brand	Ballantine Books
Manufacturer	Ballantine Books
Binding	Paperback
ReleaseDate	2003-07-29
UnitCount	1
EANs	9780345468307

American Splendor and More American Splendor: The Life and Times of Harvey Pekar

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