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Howl: a Graphic Novel
Allen Ginsberg, Eric Drooker
HarperCollins · Paperback · August 31, 2010
Reading lane: Historical Graphic Nonfiction
A graphic novel version of Allen Ginsberg’s legendary poem First published in 1956, Allen Ginsberg's "Howl" is a prophetic masterpiece—an epic raging against dehumanizing society that overcame censorship trials and obscenity charges to become one of the most widely read poems of the century.
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Why This Clicks
Graphic Poetry
A graphic-poetry oddity with enough edge and pedigree to reward the curious.
Come here for
- graphic-poetry crossover
- collector-friendly category mashup
Expect
- historical nonfiction framing
- comic-book pacing with literary gravity
Book Details
- Authors
- Allen Ginsberg, Eric Drooker
- Publisher
- HarperCollins
- Published
- August 31, 2010
- Format
- Paperback
- Theme
- Historical Graphic Nonfiction · American Poetry
- Reading lane
- Historical Graphic Nonfiction
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About This Book
A graphic novel version of Allen Ginsberg’s legendary poem First published in 1956, Allen Ginsberg's "Howl" is a prophetic masterpiece—an epic raging against dehumanizing society that overcame censorship trials and obscenity charges to become one of the most widely read poems of the century. When it became a major motion picture directed by two-time Academy Award-winners Rob Epstein & Jeffrey Friedman, the two directors hired Eric Drooker to animate the poem. Howl: A Graphic...
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