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Terror, revolution, and a province’s fight for freedom.
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Are You Willing to Die for the Cause

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  • Paperback

    168 pages

  • Release Date

    20 August 2024

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Summary

The critically acclaimed graphic novel about Quebec’s contentious history by the founder of D+Q—is now in paperback.

It started in 1963, when a dozen mailboxes in a wealthy Montreal neighborhood were blown to bits by handmade bombs. By the following year, a guerilla army training camp was set up deep in the woods, with would-be soldiers training for armed revolt. Then, in 1966, two high school students dropped off bombs at factories, causing fatalities. What was behind these concerted…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781770467439
ISBN-10:1770467432
Author:Chris Oliveros
Publisher:Drawn and Quarterly
Imprint:Drawn and Quarterly
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:168
Release Date:20 August 2024
Weight:454g
Dimensions:165mm x 203mm
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Are You Willing to Die for the Cause by Chris Oliveros - ISBN: 9781770467439
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Critics Review

Accidental killings abound; there are exploding mailboxes, many Molotov cocktails, and a plethora of idealist teen recruits and kooky leaders who imagine themselves heroes An electrifying firsthand history.’ - Publishers Weekly Starred Review. ‘The book s caricatures are delightfully spot-on.’ - Globe and Mail Best of 2023

About The Author

Chris Oliveros

Chris Oliveros was born in 1966 in Montreal and grew up in the nearby suburb of Chomedey, Laval. He founded Drawn & Quarterly in 1989 and was the publisher for the following twenty-five years. Oliveros stepped down from D+Q in 2015 to work on Are You Willing to Die for the Cause?

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