Bibliograph

The gull yetin, by Joe Kessler

Type

Label

The gull yetin, by Joe Kessler

Language

eng

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

no index present

Literary Form

fiction

Main title

The gull yetin

Nature of contents

comics graphic novels

Oclc number

1314633093

Responsibility statement

by Joe Kessler

Series statement

New York Review Comics

Summary

"The life of an orphaned boy is shaped by the devotion of a fantastical Gull in this lovingly rendered, entirely wordless graphic novel by a contemporary comics innovator. Joe Kessler is at the forefront of European comics. Co-founder and art director of UK's Breakdown Press, and winner of the Angoulême Comics Festival's Fauve Révélation for his breakthrough Windowpane, Kessler rejuvenates the form once again with his vivid and moving The Gull Yetin. Told in striking colors and loose but confident lines, The Gull Yetin's story begins when a young boy awakens late one night to find his home on fire. The boy is saved by a lanky, shapeshifting Gull (who may or may not be real). Orphaned by the fire, and now adrift in a boat piloted by the Gull, the boy faces an uncertain future, one that will be both helped and hindered by his new attendant. Without a word, Kessler builds a strange but recognizable world, using it to explore all the forms that grief, jealousy, longing, and love can take in our lives, and the compassion and cruelty that can dwell in a single heart. Filled with all the warmth and poignancy of a great folktale, The Gull Yettin proves that Kessler is pushing comics to new heights"--, Provided by publisher

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