Gentleman Jim - Couverture rigide

Briggs, Raymond

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0241102812 ISBN 13 : 9780241102817

Editeur : Hamish Hamilton Ltd, 1980

Synopsis

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A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

First published in 1980, two years after The Snowman, Gentleman Jim has been unavailable for many years. We are delighted to bring it back into print as the first book in an occasional series, Cape Graphic Classics.

Gentleman Jim is the story of Jim Bloggs, a lavatory attendant who, dissatisfied with his station in life, devotes his time to envisioning a world beyond it. His walls are lined with books like Out in the Silver West, the Boys' Book of Pirates and Executive Opportunities, which provide fodder for his ruminations on career change. Encouraged by his wife, Hilda, also eager to incorporate more adventure into her life, Jim sets out to bring these dreams to fruition by accumulating various accoutrements, only to discover that the life of an executive, an artist or a cowboy is more complicated and costly than it appears.

Biographie de l'auteur

Raymond Briggs is one of our most respected and beloved artists. Born in Wimbledon Park in 1934, he studied at the Wimbledon School of Art and later at the Slade School of Fine Art, and went on to produce a treasure trove of work. He has created characters that are now icons for generations of children, including Fungus the Bogeyman, Father Christmas and, of course, the beloved Snowman. The biography of his parents in graphic novel form, Ethel & Ernest, became a bestseller in the UK, and an animated feature film based on the novel will be released in 2016.He has won many awards over his career including the Kurt Maschler Award, The Children's Book of the Year, Dutch Silver Pen Award, and the prestigious Kate Greenaway Award twice for his Mother Goose Nursery Treasury and Father Christmas. Raymond lives in Sussex.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Hamish Hamilton Ltd
• Date d'édition: 1980
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0241102812
• ISBN 13: 9780241102817
• Reliure: Relié
• Numéro d'édition: 1
• Nombre de pages: 32
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible