Fire!! : the Zora Neale Hurston story
(Book)
Author
Published
Montreal, Québec : Drawn & Quarterly, 2017.
Format
Book
Edition
First edition.
ISBN
9781770462694, 1770462694
Status
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Location | Call Number | Status |
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Ilsley Public Library - Graphic Novel Shelves | Graphic Bagge | On Shelf |
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Subjects
LC Subjects
African American women authors -- Biography -- Comic books, strips, etc.
African American women novelists -- Biography -- Comic books, strips, etc.
Biographical comics
Comic books, strips, etc -- United States.
Graphic novels
Hurston, Zora Neale -- Comic books, strips, etc.
Women folklorists -- United States -- Biography -- Comic books, strips, etc.
African American women novelists -- Biography -- Comic books, strips, etc.
Biographical comics
Comic books, strips, etc -- United States.
Graphic novels
Hurston, Zora Neale -- Comic books, strips, etc.
Women folklorists -- United States -- Biography -- Comic books, strips, etc.
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Published
Montreal, Québec : Drawn & Quarterly, 2017.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : illustrations (chiefly color) ; cm
Language
English
ISBN
9781770462694, 1770462694
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references.
Description
"Peter Bagge has defied the expectations of the comics industry by changing gears from his famous slacker hero Buddy Bradley to documenting the life and times of historical 20th century trailblazers. If Bagge had not already had a New York Times bestseller with his biography of Margaret Sanger, his newest biography, Fire!!: The Zora Neale Hurston Story, would seem to be an unfathomable pairing of author and subject. Yet through Bagge's skilled cartooning, he turns what could be a rote biography into a bold and dazzling graphic novel, creating a story as brilliant as the life itself. Hurston challenged the norms of what was expected of an African American woman in early 20th century society. The fifth of eight kids from a Baptist family in Alabama, Hurston's writing prowess blossomed at Howard University, and then Barnard College, where she was the sole black student. She arrived in NYC at the height of the Harlem Renaissance and quickly found herself surrounded by peers such as Langston Hughes and Wallace Thurman. Hurston went on to become a noted folklorist and critically acclaimed novelist, including her most provocative work Their Eyes Were Watching God. Despite these landmark achievements, personal tragedies and shifting political winds in the midcentury rendered her almost forgotten by the end of her life. With admiration and respect, Bagge reconstructs her vivid life in resounding full-color."--,Provided by publisher.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Bagge, P. (2017). Fire!!: the Zora Neale Hurston story (First edition.). Drawn & Quarterly.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Bagge, Peter. 2017. Fire!!: The Zora Neale Hurston Story. Drawn & Quarterly.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Bagge, Peter. Fire!!: The Zora Neale Hurston Story Drawn & Quarterly, 2017.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Bagge, Peter. Fire!!: The Zora Neale Hurston Story First edition., Drawn & Quarterly, 2017.
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