{"product_id":"the-green-hand-and-other-stories-isbn-9781681376684","title":"The Green Hand and Other Stories","description":"\u003cb\u003eNow in paperback, a collection of “darkly humorous, existential, erotic, trance inducing” (\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e) short stories by the lauded French comics artist Nicole Claveloux.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNicole Claveloux’s short stories—originally published in the late 1970s and never before collected in English—are among the most beautiful comics ever drawn: whimsical, intoxicating, with the freshness and splendor of dreams. In hallucinatory color or elegant black-and-white, she brings us into lands that are strange but oddly recognizable, filled with murderous grandmothers and lonely city dwellers, bad-tempered vegetables and walls that are surprisingly easy to fall through. In the title story, written with Edith Zha, a new houseplant becomes the first step in an epic journey of self-discovery and a witty fable of modern romance—complete with talking shrubbery, a wised-up genie, and one very depressed bird.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis selection, designed and introduced by Daniel Clowes, presents the full achievement of an unforgettable, unjustly neglected master of French comics.\"Darkly humorous, existential, erotic, trance inducing — these comics wield a rare and innovative power....The brilliance of [Claveloux's] comics lies in what they require of the viewer, to  be intimate with what is not known, both within the work and  themselves.\" —Leopoldine Core, \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Like a time capsule, these 1970s stories by French cartoonist Claveloux—largely untranslated and unseen in the States until this collection—are a reminder of just how outrageous and imaginative comics could be back in that freewheeling decade.... Claveloux’s exquisitely detailed illustrations reflect such contemporary forces as underground comix artists from Robert Crumb to Victor Moscoso, designer Heinz Edelman, and the Day-Glo colors of psychedelic posters.... Her amalgam, though, is a singularly remarkable trip.\" —\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Nicole Claveloux’s comics come across as odd, mind-bending 'What If’s.'….The work, certainly, has that air of being created at an inspired moment, with 'The Green Hand' in particular presenting as a little-recognized masterpiece.” —\u003ci\u003eThe Comics Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"The artwork...is some of the most beautiful ever created for our lowly   form—vivid, dreamlike, with intensely vivid hand-separated colors  unlike  anything I’ve ever seen.\" —Daniel Clowes\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Claveloux[’s]...explicitly adult pop-art fantasia delivers emotional insight and imaginative visuals that take the driver’s seat away from the strong logic of the narrative and enjoyably amble readers toward the byways of the subconscious with hauntingly powerful designs and sagacious observation.” —\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e, starred review\u003cb\u003eNicole Claveloux\u003c\/b\u003e has contributed to the French comics magazines \u003ci\u003eMétal Hurlant\u003c\/i\u003e (\u003ci\u003eHeavy Metal\u003c\/i\u003e) and \u003ci\u003eAh! Nana\u003c\/i\u003e, and drew a popular comic strip called \u003ci\u003eGrabote\u003c\/i\u003e. Championed by Harlin Quist, she has also illustrated a number of successful chil- dren’s books, including an award-winning version of \u003ci\u003eAlice in Wonderland\u003c\/i\u003e. New York Review Comics will be publishing a new collection of her work, \u003ci\u003eDead Season and Other Stories\u003c\/i\u003e, in 2022.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eDaniel Clowes\u003c\/b\u003e is a cartoonist, illustrator, and screenwriter. In 1989 he created the influential comic book series \u003ci\u003eEightball\u003c\/i\u003e, which includes the celebrated issues \u003ci\u003eLike a Velvet Glove Cast in Iron\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eCaricature\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eGhostworld\u003c\/i\u003e. He lives in Oakland, California.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eDonald Nicholson-Smith\u003c\/b\u003e has translated a number of books for both NYRB Classics and New York Review Comics, including Yvan Alagbé’s \u003ci\u003eYellow Negroes\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eOther Imaginary Creatures\u003c\/i\u003e. Born in Manchester, England, he is a longtime resident of New York City.","brand":"New York Review Comics","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46300058058981,"sku":"NP9781681376684","price":22.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781681376684.jpg?v=1767739666","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/the-green-hand-and-other-stories-isbn-9781681376684","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}