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<p>Do ideas of war and enemies hold a people together? Is a culture of conflict too seductive not to be irresistible? These are the questions Cathy Malkasian explores in her second graphic novel, <b>Temperance</b>.</p> <p>Malkasian creates, as she did in the critically acclaimed <b>Percy Gloom</b>, a fully realized, multi-layered world, inhabited by vividly realized characters. After a brutal injury in battle, Lester has no memory of his prior life. For the next thirty years his wife does everything to keep him from remembering—and re-constructing—a society, Blessedbowl, that elevates him as a hero. Blessedbowl is a cultural convergence of lies, memories, stories, and beliefs. Its people thrive on ideas of persecution, exceptionality, and enemies, convinced that war lurks just outside their walls. They have come to depend on Lester, their greatest war hero, to lead the charge once the Final Battle begins.</p> <p>What kind of enemy could topple such a people and its walls? Mere memory, it seems, as Lester gradually emerges from his amnesia. <b>Temperance</b> is an eyewitness’s account of recovery and awakening. The graphic novel works on two levels. It considers the concepts of viol

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Author

Malkasian, Cathy

Publisher

Seattle, Wash.: Fantagraphics Books ; [New York]: Distributed in the U.S. by W.W. Norton & Co.

Published

2010

Language

EN

ISBN

9781606993231

Category

work of fiction

Subjects

Crafts & Hobbies, Literary Fiction, Graphic Novel

Rating

3.61 / 5 (257 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14