[Charles M. Schultz is] possibly the greatest cartoonist who ever lived

* Guardian *

Forget Wittgenstein and Sartre, the great 20th century philosopher was Snoopy

* Daily Mail *

I grew up with <i>Peanuts</i>. But I never outgrew it . . . For decades, it was our own daily security blanket. That's what makes <i>Peanuts</i> an American treasure

- PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA,

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No comic strip before <i>Peanuts</i> ever felt like it was talking to me. I always felt like I knew Charlie Brown and all the other characters and I understood them in a way that I never did with any other strip

- WHOOPI GOLDBERG,

Charles Schulz's brilliant, angst-ridden, truly funny, fifty-year-long masterpiece of joy and heartbreak

- MATT GROENING,

Charles Schulz was, plain and simple, a great artist and philosopher . . . But most importantly, he teaches all ages that if you can learn to laugh at the things that cause you the most pain you will be the strongest of all. <i>Peanuts</i>: a real way of life

- JOHN WATERS,

What a brilliant, truly modern and totally weird idea it was to create a comic strip about a chronically depressed child . . .

* Time *

Charles Schulz was an American treasure - an artist, philosopher, and keen observer of human life

- BILL CLINTON,

The world of Peanuts is a microcosm, a little human comedy for the innocent reader and for the sophisticated

- UMBERTO ECO,

One can scarcely overstate the importance of Peanuts to the comics, or overstate its influence on all of us who have followed

- BILL WATERSON, author of CALVIN & HOBBES,

The kids (and canines) of Peanuts know a thing or two about how tough life can be. But with a philosophical approach to the trials and tribulations of growing up - from not being able to talk to the girl you like, to having an idiot brother who won't take your flawless advice - they're never short of the small comforts, and the great wisdom, that can help us get by.
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Self-help with a difference: a delightful collection of wit and wisdom on life's little comforts, from the cast of Charles Schulz's classic comic strips
[Charles M. Schultz is] possibly the greatest cartoonist who ever lived

Product details

ISBN
9781786890696
Published
2017-11-02
Publisher
Vendor
Canongate Books
Weight
171 gr
Height
184 mm
Width
120 mm
Thickness
17 mm
Age
00, G, 01
Language
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Innbundet
Number of pages
128

Biographical note

Charles M. Schulz was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota in 1922 and grew up in Saint Paul. He gained a reputation worldwide as a cartoonist for his work on Peanuts. He died in 2000.