{"product_id":"edifice-a-graphic-novel-paperback","title":"Edifice: A Graphic Novel - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAndrzej Klimowski\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA graphic \u003ci\u003eGrand Hotel \u003c\/i\u003eof our dreams, desires, and nightmares--and a \u003ci\u003eChristmas Carol\u003c\/i\u003e like no other\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e At the heart of the dream city of Engelstadt stand the tall storys of an ancient apartment block, home to a nightmare labyrinth of corridors and secrets. Christmas is coming, but the mysterious disappearance of one of its tenants causes a cast of characters (or suspects?) to be assembled before us. An elderly aristocratic widow plays the piano; a young mother disciplines her hallucinating son; a photographer pursues creative experiments under the magnetic spell of the moon. And meanwhile, as a dark cloud threatens to envelop the city, and caped crusaders (or marauders) wander its park, there is a film screening to attend. The eccentric Professor will surely solve the enigma on Christmas Eve . . . or will he? A Pan-European Pandora's Box of narrative Russian dolls and Chinese boxes, \u003ci\u003eEdifice\u003c\/i\u003e builds into an Expressionist graphic vision of our archetypal, metamorphic shadows. Whether or not \"an allegory of some sort\" (as one of these characters claims), Andrzej Klimowski's masterpiece of symbolic form is certainly one of the strangest Christmas stories you will ever read. \"If you look carefully, you will see it.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e PRAISE FOR ANDRZEJ KLIMOWSKI: \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Majestic art.\" -- \u003ci\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Profound, playful, and unexpectedly haunting\" -- \u003ci\u003eTimes Literary Supplement\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"A preternatural master of the graphic novel form.\" -- \u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAndrzej Klimowski \u003c\/b\u003estudied at Saint Martin's School of Art in London and at the Warsaw Academy of Fine Arts, and is now professor emeritus at the Royal College of Art. He has designed posters for theaters and film distributors in Poland, and book covers and illustrations for UK publishers. The co-author (with Danusia Schejbal) of \u003ci\u003eBehind the Curtain, The Master and Margarita, Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eRobot\u003c\/i\u003e, his own graphic novels include \u003ci\u003eThe Depository, The Secret\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eHorace Dorlan\u003c\/i\u003e. His image of the visionary Somnambulist has been SelfMadeHero's logo since its foundation in 2007.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 296\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.1 x 10.2 x 7.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 21, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42297580585095,"sku":"9781914224256","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/a15c020dea7ecfaf533fcf8d845dd58e.webp?v=1738224524","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/edifice-a-graphic-novel-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}