The abominable Mr. Seabrook
(Graphic Novel)
Author
Published
[Montreal, Quebec] : Drawn & Quarterly, ©2017.
Status
Aurora Hills - Adult Graphic Novel
GRAPH B SEABROO W
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GRAPH B SEABROO W
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Published
[Montreal, Quebec] : Drawn & Quarterly, ©2017.
Format
Graphic Novel
Physical Desc
296 pages : chiefly ; 23 cm
Language
English
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references.
Description
"In the early twentieth century, travel writing represented the desire for the expanding bourgeoisie to experience the exotic cultures of the world past their immediate surroundings. Journalist William Buehler Seabrook was emblematic of this trend--participating in voodoo ceremonies, riding camels cross the Sahara desert, communing with cannibals and most notably, popularizing the term 'zombie' in the West. A string of his bestselling books show an engaged, sympathetic gentleman hoping to share these strange, hidden delights with the rest of the world. He was willing to go deeper than any outsider had before. But, of course, there was a dark side. Seabrook was a barely functioning alcoholic who was deeply obsessed with bondage and the so-called mystical properties of pain and degradation. His life was a series of traveling highs and drunken lows; climbing on and falling off the wagon again and again. What led the popular and vivid writer to such a sad state? Cartoonist Joe Ollmann spent seven years researching Seabrook's life, interviewing surviving family and accessing long neglected archives, in order to piece together the peripatetic life of a forgotten American writer. Often weaving in Seabrook's own words and those of his biographers, Ollmann posits Seabrook the believer versus Seabrook the exploiter, and leaves the reader to consider where one ends and the other begins."--,Provided by publisher.
Subjects
LC Subjects
Alcoholics -- United States -- Biography -- Comic books, strips, etc.
Authors, American -- 20th century -- Biography -- Comic books, strips, etc.
Biographical comics.
Comics (Graphic works)
Graphic novels
Journalists -- United States -- Biography -- Comic books, strips, etc.
Nonfiction comics.
Seabrook, William, -- 1884-1945 -- Comic books, strips, etc.
Authors, American -- 20th century -- Biography -- Comic books, strips, etc.
Biographical comics.
Comics (Graphic works)
Graphic novels
Journalists -- United States -- Biography -- Comic books, strips, etc.
Nonfiction comics.
Seabrook, William, -- 1884-1945 -- Comic books, strips, etc.
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Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Ollmann, J. (2017). The abominable Mr. Seabrook (First edition.). Drawn & Quarterly.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Ollmann, Joe, 1966-. 2017. The Abominable Mr. Seabrook. Drawn & Quarterly.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Ollmann, Joe, 1966-. The Abominable Mr. Seabrook Drawn & Quarterly, 2017.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Ollmann, Joe. The Abominable Mr. Seabrook First edition., Drawn & Quarterly, 2017.
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