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| Named Person: | Lynda Barry; Lynda Barry |
|---|---|
| Material Type: | Government publication, State or province government publication, Internet resource |
| Document Type: | Book, Internet Resource |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
Susan E Kirtley; Lynda Barry |
| ISBN: | 9781617032349 1617032344 9781617032356 1617032352 9781617032363 1617032360 |
| OCLC Number: | 730054603 |
| Description: | xv, 217 p. : ill. ; 23 cm. |
| Contents: | 1. Outcasts and Odd Ducks -- 2. "True Stories" : Lynda Barry's Early Years and Works -- 3. Evolution of an Image : The Good Times Are Killing Me -- 4. Through a Glass Darkly : Cruddy's Girl in the Fun-House Mirror -- 5. Girlhood under the Microscope in Ernie Pook's Comeek -- 6. Scrapbooking the Self : "Autobifictionalography" in One Hundred Demons -- 7. Mirror, Mirror : Reflections on Girlhood and Growing Up. |
| Series Title: | Great comics artists. |
| Responsibility: | Susan E. Kirtley. |
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Publisher Synopsis
"I thought I knew about Lynda Barry, until I read Susan Kirtley's "Lynda Barry: Girlhood through the Looking Glass". In each chapter, Kirtley gives us new, provocative interpretations of such diverse Barry texts as the "Naked Ladies! Naked Ladies! Naked Ladies!" coloring book, "The Good Times Are Killing Me" play, the novel "Cruddy" and the graphic novel "What It Is". Kirtley's writing--a combination of enviable clarity and the savvy application of narratology, comic art theory, and other ideas--does justice to Barry's kaleidoscopic take on troubled American girlhood. Anyone interested in Barry, female comics creators, or contemporary comics culture should read Kirtley's book."<br><br><br><br>--Craig Fischer, <br><br>Department of English, Appalachian State University Read more...
