Flake

Informationen zum Autor Matthew Dooley won the Cape/Observer Graphic Short Story Prize and his debut FLAKE , published by Cape in 2020, went on to win the Wodehouse Bollinger Prize, the first time for a graphic novel. It was also a Guardian Book of the Year. He is from the north-west of England and now lives in London. Klappentext A graphic novel of skirmish in the ice cream wars, reminiscent of Alan Bennett. Dooley won the Cape/Comica/Observer graphic short story competition. Zusammenfassung **WINNER OF THE BOLLINGER EVERYMAN WODEHOUSE PRIZE FOR COMIC FICTION** **A GUARDIAN BOOK OF THE YEAR** A stunning first graphic novel by a Cape/Comica/Observer graphic short story competition winner - a tale of a skirmish in the ice-cream wars that is worthy of Alan Bennett In the small seaside town of Dobbiston, Howard sells ice creams from his van, just like his father before him. But when he notices a downturn in trade, he soon realises its cause: Tony Augustus, Howard's half-brother, whose ice-cream empire is expanding all over the North-West... Flake , Matthew Dooley's debut graphic novel, tells of how this epic battle turns out, and how Howard - helped by the Dobbiston Mountain Rescue team - overcomes every obstacle and triumphs in the end.

Détails du produit

• Auteurs: Matthew Dooley
• Edition: JONATHAN CAPE
• Langues: Anglais
• Format d'édition: Livre Relié
• Sortie: 31.05.2020
• EAN: 9781787330580
• ISBN: 978-1-78733-058-0
• Pages: 176
• Dimensions: 178 mm x 250 mm x 24 mm
• Catégories: Littérature > Bandes dessinées, dessin humoristique, humour, satire; FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS / Siblings, Family life fiction, North West England, American style / tradition comic books