Notes on a Case of Melancholia, or: A Little Death

by Nicholas Gurewitch

Other authorsNicholas Gurewitch (Illustrator)
Hardcover, 2020

Status

Available

Call number

PN6727.G79 N68

Publication

Dark Horse Books (2020), 48 pages

Description

"Death arrives in this darkly humorous and brilliantly illustrated tale created by Nicholas Gurewitch, author of The Perry Bible Fellowship Almanack! Death becomes a patient of a recently-bereaved psychoanalyst. The topic of discussion? His frolicsome child, who has no apparent interest in grim-reaping! Featuring an unfathomable number of lines which have been hand-chiseled into inked clay, this labor of love by Nicholas Gurewitch invokes the morbid humor of his comic strip (The Perry Bible Fellowship) and the spooky silent-film qualities of the late Edward Gorey.".

User reviews

LibraryThing member villemezbrown
Death is off his game because he's concerned about his offspring, so he talks to a shrink. This clever little trifle is nearly wordless except for a listing of character names and takes mere minutes to read, with a quick re-read or two to absorb it all.
LibraryThing member Ashles
A charmingly dark picture book about Death's anxieties over his family legacy.

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Language

Original language

English

Original publication date

2020-03

Physical description

48 p.; 11.77 x 8.73 inches

ISBN

1506715389 / 9781506715384
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