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Caricature : Nine Stories by Clowes, Daniel; Thompson, Kim, 1956-2013; Groth, Gary; Kuramoto, John is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.

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<p>The bestselling author of <b>Ghost World</b> collects his acclaimed short stories from <b>Eightball</b> and <b>Esquire.</b></p><h3>Publishers Weekly</h3><p>These nine stories show Clowes (Ghost World) as a writer compelled to produce infinite variations on the inner monologues of articulate, geeky loners. His characters exude a stylish, contemporary misanthropy; they're self-isolated, bland and ordinary, straight from some small town or emotionally dead family; and admittedly and intensely self-involved. They invariably substitute a trendy obsession with media kitsch, porn, fashion, old folk music or with just looking bored for empathetic communication or even small talk with others. These personages seem depressed and are usually fed up with most people. Though saturated in this tone of mannered disdain, Clowes's pieces are rescued from clich and repetition by his expressive, meticulously glum drawings (in b&w and color) and a constant undertone of oddball, mocking hilarity. In the title story, he provides a portrait of an itinerant, county fair caricaturist and the unstable hipster brat-chick who insinuates herself into his life. In Blue Italian Shit, he relates the story of R

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Author

Clowes, Daniel; Thompson, Kim, 1956-2013; Groth, Gary; Kuramoto, John

Publisher

Seattle, Wash.: Fantagraphics Books

Published

1998

Language

EN

ISBN

9781560974581

Category

work of fiction

Subjects

Literary Fiction, Graphic Novel, Fiction

Rating

3.97 / 5 (2,818 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14