Julio's day /

A graphic novel that begins in the year 1900, with the scream of a newborn, and ends, 100 pages later, in the year 2000, with the death rattle of a 100-year-old man. The infant and the old man are both Julio, in a story in which elliptical, emotional narrative traces one life--indeed, one century in...

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Main Author: Hernandez, Gilbert
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Seattle, Wash. : Fantagraphics, [2013]
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Summary:A graphic novel that begins in the year 1900, with the scream of a newborn, and ends, 100 pages later, in the year 2000, with the death rattle of a 100-year-old man. The infant and the old man are both Julio, in a story in which elliptical, emotional narrative traces one life--indeed, one century in a human life--through a series of vignettes touching on most of the major events that shaped the 20th century.
Item Description:"Introduction by Brian Evenson" -- page [1] of cover.
Physical Description:98 pages : chiefly illustrations ; 28 cm.
ISBN:9781606996065 (hbk.)
1606996061 (hbk.)