Familiar face
(Book)
Author
Published
[Montréal, Québec] : Drawn & Quarterly, 2020.
Edition
First edition.
ISBN
9781770463875, 1770463879
Physical Desc
175 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 18 cm
Status
Sudbury - Adult
ADULT GRAPHIC / DEFORGE M
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ADULT GRAPHIC / DEFORGE M
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Sudbury - Adult | ADULT GRAPHIC / DEFORGE M | On Shelf |
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Arlington - Adult | GRAPHIC FIC DeFORGE, M. | On Shelf |
Bedford - Adult | 741.5/DeF | On Shelf |
Belmont Beech St. - Adult | GRAPHIC DEF | Storage |
Cambridge - Adult | GRAPHIC DeForge, Michael | On Shelf |
Somerville - Adult | GRAPHIC FIC DEFORGE | On Shelf |
More Details
Published
[Montréal, Québec] : Drawn & Quarterly, 2020.
Format
Book
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
ISBN
9781770463875, 1770463879
Notes
General Note
"Produced with the support of the Ontario Arts Council"--title page verso.
Description
"The bodies of citizens and the infrastructure surrounding them is constantly updating. People can't recognize themselves in old pictures, and they wake up in apartments of completely different sizes and shapes. Commuter routes radically differ day to day. The citizens struggle with adaptability as updates happen too quickly, and the changes are far too radical to be intuitive. There is no way to resist--the updates are enacted by a nameless, faceless force. The narrator of Familiar Face works in the government's department of complaints, reading through citizens' reports of the issues they've had with the system updates. The job isn't to fix anything but rather to be the sole human sounding board, a comfort in a system so decidedly impersonal. These complaints aren't mere bug reports--they can be anything: existential, petty, just plain heartbreaking. Michael DeForge's ability to find the humanity and emotional truth within the outlandish bureaucracy of everyday life is unparalleled. The signatures of his work--a vibrant color palette, surreal designs, and a self-aware sense of humor--enliven an often bleak technocratic future. Familiar Face is a masterful and deeply funny exploration of how we define our sense of self, and how we cope when so much of life is out of our control."--Provided by publisher.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
DeForge, M. (2020). Familiar face (First edition.). Drawn & Quarterly.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)DeForge, Michael, 1987-. 2020. Familiar Face. Drawn & Quarterly.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)DeForge, Michael, 1987-. Familiar Face Drawn & Quarterly, 2020.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)DeForge, Michael. Familiar Face First edition., Drawn & Quarterly, 2020.
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