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Alberto Breccia, Juan Sasturain, Translator: Erica Mena

Perramus: The City and Oblivion

On sale date: June 16, 2020

Fantagraphics collects the graphic novel Perramus — winner of an Amnesty International prize — in English for the first time.

This graphic novel follows the existential odyssey of a political dissident. When he voluntarily loses his memory, he's dubbed "Perramus" from the brand of his raincoat. During his absurdist travels, he teams up with the gruff Cannelloni; a foreign aviator dubbed "The Enemy" by despot Mr. Whitesnow; and the blind author "Borges" (based on the real-life literary figure), who comes to be a guide. This motley crew journeys to outlandish locales where they encounter a variety of eccentric characters — including a director of trailers for films that will never exist; a guerilla force of circus folk, clowns, and puppeteers; a tin-pot dictator with a vast fortune built on an empire of excrement; and Ronald Reagan. This highly anticipated collection is an act of resistance in and of itself — it was created while Argentina's military dictatorship was still in power. Perramus is a cartooning tour de force, with a revolutionary message that remains vital to this day.


Perramus: The City and Oblivion is part of the The Alberto Breccia Library series.

Praise

"This first and complete English translation of Breccia (The Eternaut) and writer and TV host Sasturain's sprawling, Swiftian satire pulses with fury. This bawdy epic plunges the reader into the suffering soul of a nation." — Publishers Weekly

"Breccia's panels are revolutionary in their combination of precision and expressionistic energy." — PopMatters

Specs

Pages
508
Format
Hardback
Color
Black & white.
Dimensions
8.7" × 11.1"
ISBN-13
9781683962908
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