Nat Turner (häftad)
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Format
Häftad (Paperback / softback)
Språk
Engelska
Antal sidor
216
Utgivningsdatum
2008-07-01
Förlag
Abrams
Illustratör/Fotograf
182 colour Illu
Illustrationer
182 colour Illu
Dimensioner
228 x 155 x 20 mm
Vikt
560 g
Antal komponenter
1
ISBN
9780810972278

Nat Turner

av Kyle Baker
Häftad,  Engelska, 2008-07-01
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The story of Nat Turner and his slave rebellionwhich began on August 21, 1831, in Southampton County, Virginiais known among school children and adults. To some he is a hero, a symbol of Black resistance and a precursor to the civil rights movement; to others he is monstera murderer whose name is never uttered. In Nat Turner, acclaimed author and illustrator Kyle Baker depicts the evils of slavery in this moving and historically accurate story of Nat Turners slave rebellion. Told nearly wordlessly, every image resonates with the reader as the brutal story unfolds. Find teaching guides for Nat Turner and other titles at abramsbooks.com/resources. This graphic novel collects all four issues of Kyle Bakers critically acclaimed miniseries together for the first time in hardcover and paperback. The book also includes a new afterword by Baker. A hauntingly beautiful historical spotlight. A- Entertainment Weekly Bakers storytelling is magnificent. Variety Intricately expressive faces and trenchant dramatic pacing evoke the diabolic slave trades real horrors. The Washington Post Bakers drawings are worthy of a critics attention.Los Angeles Times Bakers suspenseful and violent work documents the slave trades atrocities as no textbook can, with an emotional power approaching that of Maus.Library Journal, starred review
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Kyle Baker has authored more than 15 graphic novels and illustrated hundreds more in a career that extends over three decades. He is the winner of eight Eisner Awards and four Harvey Awards, among others. A pioneer in the graphic novel format since the 1980s, Baker helped define and evolve the medium with works such as Nat Turner, Why I Hate Saturn and King David. Other titles include The Cowboy Wally Show; Truth: Red, White & Black; and Birth of a Nation. Baker has lectured at Dartmouth, Howard University, the Library of Congress, and the School of Visual Arts and he regularly teaches homeless teens for the City of New York.

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