Borb /
Borb by Jason Little (Shutterbug Follies, Motel Art Improvement Service) is the story of Borb, a severely alcoholic homeless man. Borb is a downtrodden urban Candide whose misfortunes pile up at an alarming rate. The narrative is presented as a series of daily newspaper strips as the author draws on...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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[Minneapolis] :
Uncivilized Books,
2015.
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| Summary: | Borb by Jason Little (Shutterbug Follies, Motel Art Improvement Service) is the story of Borb, a severely alcoholic homeless man. Borb is a downtrodden urban Candide whose misfortunes pile up at an alarming rate. The narrative is presented as a series of daily newspaper strips as the author draws on the long and complex tradition of the comic strip slapstick vagabond archetype. At once hilarious, horrifying and full or heart, Borb depicts the real horrors specific to present-day urban homelessness. |
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| Physical Description: | 86 pages : chiefly illustrations ; 11 x 23 cm. |
| ISBN: | 9781941250020 1941250025 |