Days of the Bagnold Summer--soon to be a feature film!
Collecting the first two graphic novels from "one of the most talented
graphic novelists in the UK" (Zadie Smith), Other People brings Joff
Winterhart and his penchant for endearing, peculiar couples to the US
for the first time.
Evocatively wrought and gorgeously illustrated, Other People collects
Days of the Bagnold Summer and Driving Short Distances, first
published in the UK to wide acclaim. In Bagnold Summer--which The
Observer proclaimed "graphic novel of the year," and which received a
Costa Award nomination for best novel--a teenager spends a long summer
with his mother, much to his disappointment. Capturing the dynamics of
family and growing up, Winterhart captures the ennui, pathos, and
affection of the mother-son relationship.
In Driving Short Distances--which Zadie Smith declared "created an
unforgettable central player, Keith Nutt, who deserves to join Keith
Talent in the short but potent list of great British literary Keiths; he
is an unforgettable character, beautifully drawn and exquisitely
written"--Sam needs a job and purpose, so begins a apprenticeship of
sorts in the passenger side of Keith's car. As Sam learns something
about the self-styled big-man Keith, and the humility of everyday
living, Winterhat's pen turns ordinary life into a tableau poignant and
comedic.
