{"product_id":"crumb-1","title":"Crumb","description":"\u003cb\u003eNamed a Best Book of the Year by \u003ci\u003eThe\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e“A definitive and ideal biography—pound for pound, one of the sleekest and most judicious I’ve ever read.” \u003ci\u003e—\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eA critical darling, \u003ci\u003eCrumb\u003c\/i\u003e is the first biography of Robert Crumb—one of the most profound and influential artists of the 20th century—whose frank and meticulously rendered cartoons and comics inspired generations of readers and cartoonists, from Art Spiegelman to Alison Bechdel.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRobert Crumb is often credited with single-handedly transforming the comics medium into a place for adult expression, in the process pioneering the underground comic book industry, and transforming the vernacular language of 20th-century America into an instantly recognizable and popular aesthetic. Now, for the first time, Dan Nadel delivers a “gripping and essential account” (\u003ci\u003eThe Boston Globe\u003c\/i\u003e) of how this complicated artist survived childhood abuse, fame in his twenties, more fame, and came out the other side intact.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Braiding biography with “cultural history and criticism...that honors the complexity of [its] subject, even, perhaps particularly, when it gets ugly” (\u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e), \u003ci\u003eCrumb\u003c\/i\u003e is the story of a richly complex life at the forefront of both the underground and popular cultures of post-war America. Including forty-five stunning black-and-white images throughout and a sixteen-page color insert featuring images both iconic and obscure, \u003ci\u003eCrumb\u003c\/i\u003e spans the pressures of 1950s suburban America and Crumb’s highly dysfunctional early family life; the history of comics and graphic satire; 20th-century popular music; the world of the counterculture; the birth of underground comic books in 1960s San Francisco with Crumb’s \u003ci\u003eZap Comix\u003c\/i\u003e; the economic challenges and dissolution of the hippie dream; and the path Robert Crumb blazed through it all.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Written with Crumb’s cooperation, this fascinating, rollicking book takes in seven decades of Crumb’s iconic works, including \u003ci\u003eFritz the Cat\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eWeirdo\u003c\/i\u003e, and his adaptation of \u003ci\u003eThe Book of Genesis \u003c\/i\u003eand “floats Crumb on the rapids of his times” (\u003ci\u003eHarper’s Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e), capturing, in the process, the essence of an extraordinary artist.","brand":"Simon \u0026 Schuster","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56550913671512,"sku":"9781982144012","price":18.5,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9781982144012.jpg?v=1772031638","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/crumb-1","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}