Summary
“I don’t draw because I love to draw. I don’t draw because I draw well. I draw because once, I lost something - and by drawing, I will find it again.”
LONGLISTED FOR THE COMEDY WOMEN IN PRINT PRIZE 2020
Melancholy and funny, personal and surreal, Passing for Human is a neurological coming-of-age story in which Liana Finck goes in search of that thing she has lost – her shadow, that part of her that has always felt as though she is living in exile from…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781787331204 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1787331202 |
| Author: | Liana Finck |
| Publisher: | Vintage Publishing |
| Imprint: | Jonathan Cape |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 240 |
| Release Date: | 15 September 2018 |
| Weight: | 1.00kg |
| Dimensions: | 240mm x 197mm x 28mm |
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Critics Review
It’s impossible not to admire both [Finck’s] ambition and the beautiful economy of her line drawings… There is a resonant truth at the heart of this book, and it soars above everything else.
It’s impossible not to admire both [Finck’s] ambition and the beautiful economy of her line drawings… There is a resonant truth at the heart of this book, and it soars above everything else. – Rachel Cooke * Observer *
Strangely compelling… gorgeous. – Teddy Jamieson * Herald Scotland, Books of the Year *
In its ambition, framing, and multiple layers, [Passing for Human] raises the bar for graphic narrative. Even fans of [Liana Finck’s] work in the New Yorker will be blindsided by this outstanding book. * Kirkus Review *
A beautiful, fictionalised memoir combines intelligence and appealingly scratchy artwork with serious soul-searching. * Guardian, 50 of the Biggest Books to Look Out For in Autumn 2018 *
A sure hit for readers of graphic memoirs. * Booklist *
Passing for Human is a bildungsroman of sorts, laying out all the decisive moments that have made Finck who she is now… simultaneously odd and precise. – Sian Cain * Guardian *
In this elegant graphic memoir of being the odd woman out… Finck’s whimsy acts as a microscope to better understand family, romance, and isolation… Becoming human is a lifelong task—but Finck illustrates it with humor and panache. * Publishers Weekly *
[A] compelling memoir…Passing for Human, proves creativity and mental health through a mix of frank self-analysis and rich, fable-like storytelling. It’s a fine account of how the mind can soar even as doubt roars in the ears. – James Smart * Guardian, Books of the Year *
About The Author
Liana Finck
Liana Finck’s work appears regularly in The New Yorker and on Catapult, and in her popular Instagram feed. She also has work forthcoming or previously published in The Paris Review, Slate, Harpers, The New York Review of Books, the LA Review of Books, The Awl, and The New York Times. She has been on contract with The New Yorker since 2015. Her first graphic novel, A Bintel Brief, was published by Ecco Press in 2014. She is the recipient of a Six Points Fellowship for Emerging Jewish Artists; a Fulbright Fellowship; a NYFA award in fiction and art residencies at MacDowell and Yaddo. Finck received a B.A. from Cooper Union.
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