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Description edit
The triumphant return of one of comics’ greatest talents, with an engrossing story of one man’s search for love, meaning, sanity, and perfect architectural proportions. An epic story long awaited, and well worth the wait. Meet Asterios Polyp: middle-aged, meagerly successful architect and... read more
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Characters/People edit
- Asterios Polyp: An architect who has never had one of the buildings he designed built.
- Ignazio Polyp: Asterios's dead brother
- Stiff Major: Mechanic
- Hana: Sculpture professor
- Manana: Diner worker
- Steven: Protecting the world from asteroids.
- Ursula Major: Stiff's wife
- Jackson Major: Siff and Ursula's son
- Geronimo Pinque: Mechanic
- Ronny Doug: Jackson's imaginary friend
- Willy Illium: Choreographer
- Kalvin Kohoutek: Composer
Quotes edit
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“"To live (as I understand it) is to exist within a conception of time. But to remember is to vacate the very notion of time."”
Setting & Locations edit
First Sentence edit
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Themes & Symbolism edit
- Structure vs. Content: The illustrations of Asterios and his wife show their different approach to life. Asterios, as an architect, is drawn in straight, blue drafting lines while his wife is full of pink shading and curls.
Series & Lists edit
Authors & Contributors edit
- David Mazzucchelli (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Pantheon Books
Country: United States
Publication Date: 2009
ISBN: 978-0-307-37732-6
Page Count: 344
Publisher: Pantheon Books
Country: United States
Publication Date: 2009
ISBN: 978-0-307-37732-6
Page Count: 344
Awards edit
- Amazon.com's Best Books (2009: Editors' Picks, #67)
- Los Angeles Times Book Prize (2009: Graphic Novel)
- New York Times Notable Books of the Year (2009, #5)
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: 2008027859
- Dewey: 741.5973
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