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

- BILL CLINTON,

It's impossible to think of another popular art form that reaches across generations the way the daily comic strip does... at the pinnacle of that long tradition, there was Charles Schulz

* Seattle Times *

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

- UMBERTO ECO,

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Republishing <i>Peanuts</i> in one gorgeous volume after another is really the first time we can truly take a step back, appreciate Schulz's work as a whole and ultimately wrap our arms around the accomplishment of Charles Schulz. Sometimes, happiness is a warm book

* Huffington Post *

These timely re-issues illustrate not only the skill and subtle brilliance of his work but also the origins of the form beyond simple merriment

* Sunday Times *

All sorts of important writers have marvelled at the glorious simplicity of [Schulz's] draftsmanship and his unerring jokecraft, all underpinned by a quiet melancholy and stoicism . . . by some miracle, the entire <i>Peanuts</i> oeuvre is gradually being republished in this country, by Canongate . . . in lavishly appointed hardback . . . Unlike almost everything you read as a child, they are actually better than you remember them

* Spectator *

As essential as pop texts get

* The Onion *

This volume of The Complete Peanuts is particularly romance-heavy as the Charlie Brown / Peppermint Patty / Marcie triangle heats up; love blossoms between two of the 'Beagle Scout' birds; and Linus is still not Sally's 'Sweet Babboo'! Meanwhile, Charlie Brown becomes, in his worst baseball-related humiliation to date, a Pelican - and Snoopy's brother Spike is still stuck in Needles, surrounded by coyotes, with a cactus as his only friend.
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Part of Canongate's highly collectible and highly praised series, with an introduction by Leonard Maltin
Charles Schulz was an American treasure - an artist, philosopher, and keen observer of human life
The latest in Canongate's highly collectible and highly praised series, with an introduction by Leonard Maltin

Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9781782115106
Publisert
2014-11-06
Utgiver
Vendor
Canongate Books
Vekt
940 gr
Høyde
175 mm
Bredde
220 mm
Dybde
30 mm
Aldersnivå
00, G, 01
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Innbundet
Antall sider
344

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Om bidragsyterne

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.

Leonard Maltin is an American film critic and historian, and the author of several books on cinema.