Dogs and Water
$40.23
- Hardcover
96 pages
- Release Date
7 August 2007
Summary
Dogs and Water chronicles a piece of a lonely journey, without origin or destination. A young man wandering a nameless path has only a stuffed bear as a companion, which inertly endures his desperation, anger, and musings along the way. The landscape is cold and bleak with few landmarks, and offers only precarious encounters with animals and armed men. These interactions are rife with instinct, the drive for survival, and human ethics concerning the killed and injured. He finds acceptance with a pack of dogs, though their nature is wild and their potential threat is as unsettling as the sudden presence of a massive pipeline on the horizon. In a dreamlike state, the endless land becomes a vast body of water where his boat is destroyed and his body floats in a subconscious space. On land, the road disappears and only blind circumstance remains. All is uncertain and all can be lost, but he continues on regardless.
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781897299081 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1897299087 |
| Author: | Anders Nilsen |
| Publisher: | Drawn and Quarterly |
| Imprint: | Drawn and Quarterly |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 96 |
| Release Date: | 7 August 2007 |
| Weight: | 539g |
| Dimensions: | 15mm x 195mm x 254mm |
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Critics Review
“Nilsen creates an epic landscape of desolation and doubt.” —NewCity Chicago
“Nilsen’s sparse, thinly rendered line work adds to the level of existential discomfort that the artist seems to excel at … Dogs and Water stays with you a lot longer than most recent comics, easily marking it as one of the best of the year.” —The Patriot-News
“Nilsen’s art is filled with amazing white space showing a true sense of human loneliness. Above all else, the work echoes our need to be heard, even if it is only by ourselves.” —Punk Planet
Anders Nilsen
Anders Nilsen is an award-winning cartoonist and visual artist. He is the author of several books, includingDon’t Go Where I Can’t Follow and the magnum opus Big Questions, for which he was awarded the 2012 Lynd Ward Graphic Novel Prize by the Pennsylvania Center for the Book and the Ignatz Award, and was nominated for the top prize at the Angoulame International Comics Festival. Nilsen’s works have been translated into a number of languages, and he has exhibited his drawing and painting internationally.
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