Jamilti and Other Stories
- Hardcover
120 pages
- Release Date
30 September 2008
Summary
Published by Drawn & Quarterly in 2007, Exit Wounds-a tale at once mystery and romance-introduced North American readers to the colorful and tightly woven narrative by Rutu Modan and was included in Time and Entertainment Weekly’s “best of” lists. Jamilti and Other Stories collects the cartoonist’s short works, which lead the reader through unexpected turns of plot and unusual character portraits. Some are darkly fantastical and unsettling, such as the unraveling of a serial-killer murder mystery, or her accounts of an infatuated plastic surgeon and his sanitarium, and a mother back from the dead with dubious healing powers. Others are more attuned to surprising discoveries that shape personal identity, as in the story of a tragic past that lies within a family’s theme hotel, or that of a struggling musician who hopes an upcoming gig will be his big break. In “Jamilti,” Modan addresses political violence with a suicide bombing that shakes up a day in the lives of a young couple.
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781897299548 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1897299540 |
| Author: | Rutu Modan, Stollman Noah, Jesse Mishori |
| Publisher: | Drawn and Quarterly |
| Imprint: | Drawn and Quarterly |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 120 |
| Release Date: | 30 September 2008 |
| Weight: | 612g |
| Dimensions: | 173mm x 235mm |
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Critics Review
Praise for Rutu Modan:“The real glory ofExit Woundsis Modan’s artwork. Her characters’ body language and facial expressions, rendered in the gestural ‘clear line’ style of Herg
Praise for Rutu Modan:
“Rutu Modan is a deeply insightful writer and artist and there’s no question in my mind that Exit Wounds places her in the top tier of cartoonists working today.” —Joe Sacco, Cartoonist of Palestine and Safe Area Gorazde
“Rutu Modan [is] one of the best artists to emerge from the vibrant Tel Aviv cartooning scene of the past decade … Modan’s art is a pleasure … [and her] storytelling is likewise rich with subtle detail and nuance.” —Bookforum
“Exit Wounds [is] the most gripping graphic novel of the year … A luscious work of art.” —The Observer (UK)
“Modan’s elegantly simple line drawings match her dialogue, resulting in a heart-piercing, tough-minded love story. A- ” —Entertainment Weekly
“Modan’s spare, affecting lines and charged dialogue add up to a tragicomic take on family and identity … Grade A- ” —The Washington Post
“The combination of styles is enthralling; the story is a mysterious journey that feels weighted with genuine regret and hope, and the whole makes for a beguiling introduction (to American readers, at least) to an artist at the peak of the form.” —Star-Tribune (Minneapolis-St.Paul)
Rutu Modan
Rutu Modan is an Illustrator, comics artist, and associate professor at the Bezalel Academy of Art & Design in Jerusalem. After publishing several comic strips in the Israeli media, Modan co-founded the Actus Comics group. In 2008 her book Exit Wounds won the Eisner Award. Her 2013 graphic novel The Property won the Eisner Award for Best Graphic Novel, the Special Jury Prize in the International Comics Festival in Angouleme, France, and the first prize for best book of the year in Lucca Comics & Games Festival, Italy. Modan’s comics and children’s books have been translated into 15 languages. In 2013 she cofounded an independent publishing house specialising in comics for young children.
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