Windows On The World (Paperback)

Robert Mailer Anderson

ISBN 10: 1683963229 / ISBN 13: 9781683963226

Edité par Fantagraphics, Seattle, 2020

A propos de cet article

Paperback. An undocumented immigrant father has been bussing tables at the famous Windows on the World restaurant to support his family in Mexico. Then, tragedy strikes. His family hears no word for weeks. Refusing to give up hope, they send young Fernando on a quixotic mission across the border to find his father and bring him home. Along the way, Fernando experiences a warm embrace from fellow immigrants and a cold shoulder from The City That Never Sleeps. Told with empathy and nuance, this emotionally resonant story reflects on how the pains of our recent past have shaped the character of America. Exploring the grief of loss and the harsh realities of living undocumented, set against a New York City in mourning. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability.

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Détails bibliographiques

• Titre: Windows On The World (Paperback)
• Éditeur: Fantagraphics, Seattle
• Date de parution: 2020
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN à 10 chiffres: 1683963229
• ISBN à 13 chiffres: 9781683963226
• Reliure: Paperback
• État de l'article: new

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Synopsis

When two planes crash into the Twin Towers on September 11th, 2001, a family is shattered. The father, living in NYC to support his loved ones in Mexico, had been bussing tables at the famous Windows on the World restaurant the day the tragedy struck. The family hears nothing for weeks and begins to despair. Refusing to give up hope however, they send young Fernando on a quixotic mission across the border to find his father and bring him home. Along the way, he experiences a warm embrace from fellow immigrants and a cold shoulder from The City That Never Sleeps. Based on the 2019 film, Windows on the World is a sensitive portrayal of a family in mourning and effectively personalises the grief felt by an entire nation. The book pulls no punches, revealing how cruelly the U.S. can treat undocumented migrants. Told with empathy and nuance, this emotionally resonant story reflects on how the pains of our recent past have shaped the character of America.

À propos des auteurs

Robert Mailer Anderson is a San Francisco-based writer, producer, and activist. His recent works include the graphic novel My Fairy Godfather, the novel Boonville, and a play entitled The Death of Teddy Ballgame. He also co-wrote the films Pig Hunt and Windows on the World. He is a San Francisco Library Laureate, among other honors.

Jon Sack is a US- and UK-based artist and writer. He graduated with an MFA from Goldsmiths College in 2006, and his work has been published and covered internationally. His comic books include La Lucha, which is about violence in Juárez and the lawyers working to combat it, and Iraqi Oil For Beginners, about the complicated history of oil in Iraq.

Zack Anderson lives mostly in Northern California.