by Lisa Brown (Author)
Literature is long. Comics are short.
Does Proust get you down? Do you find
The Unbearable Lightness of Being simply unbearable? Is
The Inferno your own private hell? Do you long to be conversant about classics like
Moby Dick, the Bhagavad Gita,
Madame Bovary, and, um,
Twilight?
Bestselling illustrator Lisa Brown (
The Airport Book;
Baby, Mix Me a Drink) did her homework.
Long Story Short offers 100 pithy and skewering three-panel literary summaries, from curriculum classics like
Don Quixote,
Lord of the Flies, and
Jane Eyre to modern favorites like
Beloved,
The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao, and
Atonement, conveniently organized by subjects including "Love," "Sex," "Death," and "Female Trouble." Lisa Brown's
Long Story Short is the perfect way to turn a traipse through what your English teacher called "the canon" into a frolic--or to happily cram for the next occasion that requires you to appear bookish and well-read.
Number of Pages: 80
Dimensions: 0.5 x 7.5 x 8.1 IN
Illustrated: Yes
Publication Date: April 07, 2020
