Summary
HAVE ATTITUDE, WILL TRAVEL
Harvey Pekar changed the face of comics when his American Splendor series replaced traditional slam-bang superhero action with slice-of-life tales of his own very ordinary existence in Cleveland, Ohio, as a file clerk, jazz-record collector, and philosophical curmudgeon. Much as Seinfeld famously transcended sitcom conventions by being “a show about nothing,” Pekar’s deadpan chronicles of regular life—peppered with wry and caustic reflectio…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780345499417 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0345499417 |
| Author: | Harvey Pekar |
| Publisher: | Random House USA Inc |
| Imprint: | Random House Inc |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 176 |
| Release Date: | 15 August 2011 |
| Weight: | 283g |
| Dimensions: | 233mm x 154mm x 10mm |
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Critics Review
“A visit with Harvey Pekar … will cause you to reexamine your own life … just as the greatest literature will.”-Austin Chronicle
“A visit with Harvey Pekar … will cause you to reexamine your own life … just as the greatest literature will.”—Austin Chronicle
About The Author
Harvey Pekar
Harvey Pekar, a native of Cleveland, is best known for his autobiographical slice-of-life comic book series American Splendor, a first person account of his downtrodden life. He is also a jazz critic whose reviews have been published in The Boston Herald, The Austin Chronicle, and Jazz Times. He has done freelance work for the critically acclaimed radio station WKSU and has appeared many times on Late Night with David Letterman.
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