The One Hundred Nights of Hero

A feminist fairy-tale, which I recommend if you’re looking for a Christmas present for a teenage girl… A wondrously intricate book, and a witty attack on the patriarchy, this is an instant classic. – Rachel Cooke * Observer, Book of the Year *[An] enchanting second graphic novel. * Guardian *Greenburg has an extraordinary lightness of touch, piling humour and a wonderfully conversational tone into the narrative, which shines brightly and juxtaposes the darkness. Her illustration is similarly bustling with humour and character. * MYM Magazine *Think The Arabian Nights depicted through ink and block shades in this gorgeously stylised graphic novel. Despite being fiction, its power lies in its honest and witty narration which so perfectly reflects the lives of women in our own world. * Stylist *

Isabel Greenberg is a London based illustrator and writer. She is the author of four acclaimed graphic novels, including The Encyclopedia of Early Earth, which won the Best Book category at the British Comic Awards, and the Eisner award-nominated Young Hag. Her graphic novel The One Hundred Nights of Hero (2017) has been adapted into a film directed by Julia Jackman. She is also the illustrator of several children’s books and a lecturer at Kingston school of art. Her fifth book, Confinement, will be published in 2028.

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