Imagine Wanting Only This
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A gorgeous graphic memoir about loss, love, and confronting grief. - "What ultimately emerges is a portrait of a powerful mind grappling with alienation and loneliness." --The New York Times Book Review
When Kristen Radtke was in college, the sudden death of a beloved uncle and the sight of an abandoned mining town after his funeral marked the beginning moments of a lifelong fascination with ruins and with people and places left behind. Over time, this fascination deepened until it triggered a journey around the world in search of ruined places. Now, in this genre-smashing graphic memoir, she leads us through deserted cities in the American Midwest, an Icelandic town buried in volcanic ash, islands in the Philippines, New York City, and the delicate passageways of the human heart. Along the way, we learn about her family and a rare genetic heart disease that has been passed down through generations, and revisit tragic events in America's past. A narrative that is at once narrative and factual, historical and personal, Radtke's stunning illustrations and piercing text never shy away from the big questions: Why are we here, and what will we leave behind? (With black-and-white illustrations throughout; part of the Pantheon Graphic Novel series)
Publisher: Pantheon Books
Published: 04/18/2017
Pages: 288
Weight: 2lbs
Size: 9.20h x 7.40w x 1.10d
ISBN: 9781101870839
Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 12/19/2016
Booklist 01/01/2017 pg. 54
Kirkus Reviews 02/01/2017 pg. 102
Shelf Awareness 05/05/2017
School Library Journal 11/01/2017 pg. 97
About the Author
KRISTEN RADTKE is the managing editor of Sarabande Books and the film and video editor of TriQuarterly magazine. She lives in New York.
When Kristen Radtke was in college, the sudden death of a beloved uncle and the sight of an abandoned mining town after his funeral marked the beginning moments of a lifelong fascination with ruins and with people and places left behind. Over time, this fascination deepened until it triggered a journey around the world in search of ruined places. Now, in this genre-smashing graphic memoir, she leads us through deserted cities in the American Midwest, an Icelandic town buried in volcanic ash, islands in the Philippines, New York City, and the delicate passageways of the human heart. Along the way, we learn about her family and a rare genetic heart disease that has been passed down through generations, and revisit tragic events in America's past. A narrative that is at once narrative and factual, historical and personal, Radtke's stunning illustrations and piercing text never shy away from the big questions: Why are we here, and what will we leave behind? (With black-and-white illustrations throughout; part of the Pantheon Graphic Novel series)
Publisher: Pantheon Books
Published: 04/18/2017
Pages: 288
Weight: 2lbs
Size: 9.20h x 7.40w x 1.10d
ISBN: 9781101870839
Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 12/19/2016
Booklist 01/01/2017 pg. 54
Kirkus Reviews 02/01/2017 pg. 102
Shelf Awareness 05/05/2017
School Library Journal 11/01/2017 pg. 97
About the Author
KRISTEN RADTKE is the managing editor of Sarabande Books and the film and video editor of TriQuarterly magazine. She lives in New York.