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Highlights
- A graphic Grand Hotel of our dreams, desires, and nightmares--and a Christmas Carol like no other At the heart of the dream city of Engelstadt stand the tall storys of an ancient apartment block, home to a nightmare labyrinth of corridors and secrets.
- About the Author: Andrzej Klimowski studied at Saint Martin's School of Art in London and at the Warsaw Academy of Fine Arts, and is now professor emeritus at the Royal College of Art.
- 296 Pages
- Comics + Graphic Novels, Literary
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Book Synopsis
A graphic Grand Hotel of our dreams, desires, and nightmares--and a Christmas Carol like no other At the heart of the dream city of Engelstadt stand the tall storys of an ancient apartment block, home to a nightmare labyrinth of corridors and secrets. Christmas is coming, but the mysterious disappearance of one of its tenants causes a cast of characters (or suspects?) to be assembled before us. An elderly aristocratic widow plays the piano; a young mother disciplines her hallucinating son; a photographer pursues creative experiments under the magnetic spell of the moon. And meanwhile, as a dark cloud threatens to envelop the city, and caped crusaders (or marauders) wander its park, there is a film screening to attend. The eccentric Professor will surely solve the enigma on Christmas Eve . . . or will he? A Pan-European Pandora's Box of narrative Russian dolls and Chinese boxes, Edifice builds into an Expressionist graphic vision of our archetypal, metamorphic shadows. Whether or not "an allegory of some sort" (as one of these characters claims), Andrzej Klimowski's masterpiece of symbolic form is certainly one of the strangest Christmas stories you will ever read. "If you look carefully, you will see it." PRAISE FOR ANDRZEJ KLIMOWSKI: "Majestic art." -- The Guardian "Profound, playful, and unexpectedly haunting" -- Times Literary Supplement "A preternatural master of the graphic novel form." -- The TimesReview Quotes
"Edifice is a striking comic, one that's style and images linger long after you've read it."--The Beat
"Edifice is an incredible piece of art... Sure to be one of the best graphic novels of 2025."--Borg.com
"Edifice is an intriguing, thought-provoking exploration of the human condition that will resonate with fans of literary and psychological horror."--Phenomena Magazine
"Comfortingly macabre, and unravelling at its own mesmeric, seductive pace, Edificeis a captivating visual treat, a sinister social comedy of errors if not terrors and a puzzle-game/trick played on and for you. This is a purely pictorial extravaganza you will either love or hate, but should not ignore. (PS. I loved it.)"--Now Read This!
About the Author
Andrzej Klimowski studied at Saint Martin's School of Art in London and at the Warsaw Academy of Fine Arts, and is now professor emeritus at the Royal College of Art. He has designed posters for theaters and film distributors in Poland, and book covers and illustrations for UK publishers. The co-author (with Danusia Schejbal) of Behind the Curtain, The Master and Margarita, Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, and Robot, his own graphic novels include The Depository, The Secret, and Horace Dorlan. His image of the visionary Somnambulist has been SelfMadeHero's logo since its foundation in 2007.Dimensions (Overall): 10.2 Inches (H) x 7.4 Inches (W) x 1.1 Inches (D)
Weight: 2.5 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Number of Pages: 296
Genre: Comics + Graphic Novels
Sub-Genre: Literary
Publisher: Selfmadehero
Format: Paperback
Author: Andrzej Klimowski
Language: English
Street Date: January 21, 2025
TCIN: 93461824
UPC: 9781914224256
Item Number (DPCI): 247-48-7930
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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