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FEIFFER, Jules was born on January 26, 1929 in New York, United States. Son of David Feiffer and Rhoda Davis.
( Presenting a masterpiece from one of America's great sa...)
Presenting a masterpiece from one of America's great satirists. Jules Feiffer has had one of the most varied and illustrious careers of any 20th century cartoonist. For over 40 years he contributed strips to The Village Voice, and has long been a regular contributor to the London Observer and Playboy. An animated cartoon based on his story Munro received an Academy Award in 1961. In the '60s, he branched into theater, writing several plays now regarded as classics: Little Murders; Knock, Knock; The White House Murder Case; Elliot Loves; and The Grown-Ups, to name a few. Originally conceived for the stage, his Carnal Knowledge became one of the landmark films of the '70s. He has written two prose novels, Harry the Rat with Women and Ackroyd, as well as a cartoon novel, Tantrum. In the 1990s, Feiffer embarked on yet another career, this time as a children's book author. He has over a half-dozen to his credit, including modern classics like The Man and the Ceiling. Passionella and Other Stories collects Feiffer's finest extended graphic narratives of the late '50s and early '60s. It opens in full-color with "Excalibur and Rose," the fable of a village comedian who embarks on a crusade in search of his serious side, which he finds in spades when he encounters his true love, the pathologically depressed Rose. The volume's centerpiece, "Passionella," a retelling of Cinderella set in modern Hollywood, concerns a chimney sweep whose fairy godmother transforms her into the "mysterious exotic bewitching temptress"and movie starPassionella. Other stories include "The Lonely Machine," an account of one man's attempt to find the perfect relationship through robot love, and "Harold Swerg," the predicament of the world's greatest athlete who'd rather stay at his mundane job than compete against others, despite his country's desperate pleas to enter the Olympics. Three more classic graphic tales and several entertaining one-act plays round out this handsomely designed hardcover edition. Full-color and black-and-white cartoons throughout
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(This Signet paperback book is the 1st printing from Novem...)
This Signet paperback book is the 1st printing from November, 1964. "Passionella, the title story of this slim, neurotic volume, is about a chimney sweep who, with the assistance of her 'friendly neighborhood godmother' becomes a big-bosomed movie star". Other stories included are: Munro, George's Moon & Boom! All are in illustrated, comic format.
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( The first of four volumes collecting Feiffer's landmark...)
The first of four volumes collecting Feiffer's landmark Village Voice strips. "My aim was to take the Robert Benchley hero and launch him into the Age of Freud." āJules Feiffer In 1956, a relatively unknown cartoonist by the name of Jules Feiffer started contributing a strip to the only alternative weekly published in the US, a small radical newspaper called The Village Voice. It was originally titled Sick Sick Sick, but Feiffer changed the name to, simply, Feiffer, because he got tired of explaining that the title referred to the society he was commenting on, not the nature of his humor, which, he insisted, was not sick. Politically, the '50s was dominated by the insipid Presidency of Dwight D. Eisenhower; the backwash of Joe McCarthy; and the Cold War, which was in full swing. Culturally, the Beats were revolutionizing literature, Marlon Brando was changing the face of acting, and Elvis Presley was altering the public's perception of pop music. The post-war suburban bliss of the country was being challenged by sociologists and economists in books like The Lonely Crowd, The Other America, and The Afflulent Society. The civil rights movement was gaining momentum. Camelot was just around the corner, and would be shattered by the assassinations of JFK, RFK, and MLK. The Vietnam War would polarize the country. It was into this scrambled political-cultural climate that Jules Feiffer flung himself full throttle for the next ten years. His strip tackled just about every issue, private and public, that affected the sentient American: relationships, sexuality, love, family, parents, children, psychoanalysis, neuroses, presidents, politicians, media, race, class, labor, religion, foreign policy, war, and one or two other existential questions. It was the first time that the American public had been subjected to a weekly dose of comics that so uncompromisingly and wittily confronted individuals' private fears and society's public transgressions. Explainers is the first of four volumes collecting Feiffer's entire run of weekly strips from The Village Voice. This edition contains approximately 500 strips originally published between 1956 and 1966 in a brick-like landscape hardcover format.
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(A satirical novel about the downfall of a narcissistic lo...)
A satirical novel about the downfall of a narcissistic lothario. Jules Feiffer's first satirical novel follows the humorous, existential rise and fall of a narcissistic lothario, Harry, from influential high-society hanger-on to suicidal cipher. Harry is "blessed" by his family's endless bounty of love and hope, raised to believe he is the embodiment of perfectionābeautiful, infallible, irresistible. So great are their expectations that he will provide for them in the future that he is given everything he could ever need. He is kept comfortable and protected at every step of his childhood: "The Harry Fund" is established by his relatives to ensure that he need not worry about money in his younger years, as they are certain the returns on this "investment" will be exponential. Harry, of course, develops an extraordinarily "healthy" ego. Everyone else is so focused on his development that he can only focus on himself as well. Maturing into adulthood, he gorges on the love and attention of others while never reciprocating. Those around him, in their insecurity, find this terribly attractiveāespecially women. The physical beauty and aloofness he radiates appears as strength and Harry finds he can use women to maintain his decadent lifestyle in the midst of New York elite social circles. When one woman can no longer serve him, he simply moves on to the next; burning through their money with abandon. Feiffer's brilliant modern fable comments less on the anomie of narcissism and more on the insecure desire of the world to find a charismatic messiah. Persuaded to become the attractive face on an idealistic political movement, Harry, finally, realizes the immense power and effect he can have on others. He also realizes that he has not truly experienced and that he is incapable of human connectedness. The novel reaches it crescendo when Harry attempts to leave his oblivious, self-obsessed ways behind: he begins to lose himselfāhis entire personality shatters; his looks begin to fail; women reject him! Originally published in 1963, Harry the Rat With Women is a typically scathing satirical tour de force in the tradition of Little Murders and The White House Murder Case, a wry, hilarious commentary on the American public's seemingly endless love affair with chiselers and ratsāmore relevant now than ever.
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(The purpose of this book is to give the reader a sense of...)
The purpose of this book is to give the reader a sense of what it was like to do time in Julius Hoffman's courtroom between late September, 1969 and February, 1970. Drawings in the book are a selection of more than 250 trial sketches done over a four-month period during periodic visits to the courtroom.
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(Anaya. Madrid. 2001. 23 cm. 191 p. : il. n. EncuadernaciĆ³...)
Anaya. Madrid. 2001. 23 cm. 191 p. : il. n. EncuadernaciĆ³n en tapa dura de editorial con sobrecubierta ilustrada. TraducciĆ³n Alberto JimĆ©nez Rioja .. Este libro es de segunda mano y tiene o puede tener marcas y seƱales de su anterior propietario. ISBN: 84-207-1275-2
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( Jules Feiffer's historic essay, available again in a co...)
Jules Feiffer's historic essay, available again in a compact and affordable size. Fantagraphics is proud to publish Jules Feiffer's long out-of-print and seminal essay of comics criticism, The Great Comic Book Heroes, in a compact and affordable size. In 1965, Feiffer wrote what is arguably the first critical history of the comic book superheroes of the late 1930s and early 1940s, including Plastic Man, Batman, Superman, The Spirit and others. In the book, Feiffer writes about the unique the place of comics in the space between high and low art and the power which this space offers both the creator and reader. The Great Comic Book Heroes is widely acknowledged to be the first book to analyze the juvenile medium of superhero comics in a critical manner, but without denying the iconic hold such works have over readers of all ages. Out of print for over 30 years, Feiffer's book discusses the role that the patriotic superhero played during World War II in shaping the public spirit of civilians and soldiers, as well as the escapist power these stories held over the zeitgeist of America. With wit and insight Feiffer discusses what the great comic book heroes meant to him as a child and later as an artist.
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(In 1965, Feiffer wrote what is arguably the first critica...)
In 1965, Feiffer wrote what is arguably the first critical history of the comic book superheroes of the late 1930s and early 1940s, including Plastic Man, Batman, Superman, The Spirit and others. In the book, Feiffer writes about the unique the place of comics in the space between high and low art and the power which this space offers both the creator and reader. The Great Comic Book Heroes is widely acknowledged to be the first book to analyze the juvenile medium of superhero comics in a critical manner, but without denying the iconic hold such works have over readers of all ages. Out of print for over 30 years, Feiffer's book discusses the role that the patriotic superhero played during World War II in shaping the public spirit of civilians and soldiers, as well as the escapist power these stories held over the zeitgeist of America. With wit and insight Feiffer discusses what the great comic book heroes meant to him as a child and later as an artist.
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(A black comedy pokes fun at presidential politics and mil...)
A black comedy pokes fun at presidential politics and military snafus.
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( Elliot is a bachelor in his late thirties whose new gir...)
Elliot is a bachelor in his late thirties whose new girlfriend, Joanna, is everything he ever wanted in a woman--intelligent, beautiful, warm, independent--and yet terrifies him for precisely that reason. A twice-divorced real estate broker who likes order in her life, she is equally scared of the precariousness of having someone matter to her. Their uncertainties come to a head when Elliot takes her to a party to meet 'the guys'--Bobby, who works for Playboy; Phil, a recovering alcoholic; and Larry, who 'is not comfortable with a woman outside the confines of a divorce court.' The encounter becomes an initiation ceremony crackling with witty, barbed, and devastating dialogue that strips the two lovers of all pretensions, forcing them to confront each other anew in a painful awareness of their vulnerability. The result is a bitterly funny play about the ambiguities of being in love, with Jules Feiffer at his most incisive, wise, and wickedly honest.
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( Jules Feiffer Full Length, Black Comedy Characters: 6...)
Jules Feiffer Full Length, Black Comedy Characters: 6 male, 2 female Interior Set Depressed New Yorker Alfred Chamberlain is engaged to perky, can-do Patsy Newquist. As their wedding day grows near, Alfred finds himself embroiled in an urban nightmare not the least of which is his fiance's family, the possiblity of marriage without Faith, muggings and a sniper's bullet. "Jules Feiffer, a satirical sharpshooter with a deadly aim, stares balefully at the meaningless violence in American life, and opens fire on it in Little Murders. Devastatingly lethal in some of its coldly savage comic assaults."-New York Post "Fantastically funny."-The New York Times
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(Paperback: 128 pages Publisher: Andrews Mcmeel Pub (May 1...)
Paperback: 128 pages Publisher: Andrews Mcmeel Pub (May 1988) Language: English ISBN-10: 0836218299 ISBN-13: 978-0836218299 Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 8.5 x 0.2 inches Shipping Weight: 10.4 ounces
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(Everywhere he goes, Prince Roger makes people laugh. He h...)
Everywhere he goes, Prince Roger makes people laugh. He hasn't a serious bone in his body, only funnybones. When the King sends Roger to a wizard to help him become serious, the wizard sends him on a quest. Where? "Betwixt, between, or beyond," is all the wizard can say before he starts to giggle. What a quest this will be for the jolly prince. Armed with magic powder, Roger turns into a daisy, a cow, a snake, an armchair, and the life of the party at his first stop, the Forever Forest. Will Roger ever get serious? To complete the quest, he still has to find the Dastardly Divide, the Valley of Vengeance, and the Sea of Screams. Liberally littered with giants, princesses, and other enchanting creatures, A Barrel of Laughs, A Vale of Tears is Jules Feiffer at his humorous best. An award-winning author, cartoonist, and playwright, Feiffer has kept generations of readers laughing with his highly imaginative works. This spirited reading by John McDonough is a special treat.
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( āRaymond, I want you!ā Just when Raymond is in the midd...)
āRaymond, I want you!ā Just when Raymond is in the middle of a comic book, his mother calls him. Not once but five times. āIt's not fair!ā Raymond thinks. Then he thinks: āWhat if I had my own MEANWHILE...?ā Comic books always use MEANWHILE... to change the scene. So Raymond tries writing it on the wall behind his bed. To his astonishment, Raymond discovers that he can MEANWHILE...from one perilous adventure to another'from pirates on the high seas, to Martians in outer space, to a posse and a mountain lion out West. Then, at the worst possible moment, Raymond's MEANWHILE... fails him, leaving him in a spot that spells certain doom! Unless . . .
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(A set of five funny children's picture books about dogs. ...)
A set of five funny children's picture books about dogs. Titles include The Puppy Who Wanted a Boy ~ Spike in Trouble ~ Mush, A Dog From Space ~ Little White Dog ~ Bark, George.
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(Whodunnit? Who's Who? And, more importantly, "who the hel...)
Whodunnit? Who's Who? And, more importantly, "who the hell am I?" He solved the case of the missing parakeets. Now if he could only figure out who he was... Jules Feiffer works his easy-going wit and biting social satire into his second novel "Ackroyd," which begins as a parody of the Raymond Chandler school of detective fiction, but ultimately asks the age-old question: Is identity merely a metaphysical conceit? A shamus who may or may not be a sham, Roger Ackroyd (named after the victim in Agatha Christie's most shocking novel) is hired to investigate a case of writer's block by sports writer Oscar Plante. Over the course of five years, in between the bonhomie of Elaine's and tangling with unconventional femmes fatales, Ackroyd's personality begins to merge with his client's as he acquires his ex-wife, his mistress and, eventually, his craft. In "Ackroyd," Feiffer uses the detective genre to further his investigations into human neuroses, and to re-imagine the artist as a young sleuth forced to cope with a corrupt world. Originally published in 1977, and out of print for over 30 years, Fantagraphics Books is proud to reissue "Ackroyd" in a completely redesigned edition.
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FEIFFER, Jules was born on January 26, 1929 in New York, United States. Son of David Feiffer and Rhoda Davis.
Student, Art Students League, New York City, 1946. Student, Pratt Institute, New York City, 1951.
Assistant, to syndicated cartoonist Will Eisner 1946-1951. Cartoonist, author, syndicated Sunday page, Clifford, engaged in various art jobs 1953-1956. Contributing cartoonist Village Voice, New York City since 1956.
Cartoons published weekly in The Observer (London) 1958-1966, 1972-1982, regularly in Playboy (magazine). Cartoons nationally syndicated in United States 1959-1951. Sponsor Sane; United States Army 1951-1953.
(Dark Comedy - Full Length / Once a renowned Broadway play...)
( Elliot is a bachelor in his late thirties whose new gir...)
(In 1965, Feiffer wrote what is arguably the first critica...)
( Jules Feiffer Full Length, Black Comedy Characters: 6...)
(The purpose of this book is to give the reader a sense of...)
(Paperback: 128 pages Publisher: Andrews Mcmeel Pub (May 1...)
(Whodunnit? Who's Who? And, more importantly, "who the hel...)
(Jules Feiffer has had one of the most varied and illustri...)
( āRaymond, I want you!ā Just when Raymond is in the midd...)
( Jules Feiffer's historic essay, available again in a co...)
( The first of four volumes collecting Feiffer's landmark...)
(A black comedy pokes fun at presidential politics and mil...)
(Unexpurgated Memoirs Of Bernard Mergendeiler, The, by Fei...)
(This Signet paperback book is the 1st printing from Novem...)
(A satirical novel about the downfall of a narcissistic lo...)
( Presenting a masterpiece from one of America's great sa...)
(A set of five funny children's picture books about dogs. ...)
(Everywhere he goes, Prince Roger makes people laugh. He h...)
(Fictional Novel, Literary Fiction)
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Cartoonist, author: syndicated Sunday page Clifford, 1949-1951. Engaged in various art jobs, 1953-1956. Contributing cartoonist: Village Voice, New York City, since 1956.
Cartoons public weekly in London (England) Observer, 1958-1966, 72-82. Regularly in Playboy Magazine, since 1959, New Yorker, since 1993, New Statesman & Society, since 1994. Cartoons nationally syndicated United States, since 1959.
Illustrator The Phantom Tollbooth, 1961. Author: (books) Sick, Sick, Sick, 1958, Passionella and other stories, 1959, The Explainers, 1961, Boy, Girl, Boy, Girl, 1962, Hold Me, 1962, Harry, The Rat With Women, 1963, Pictures at a Prosecution, 1971, Feiffer on Nixon: The Cartoon Presidency, 1974, Ackroyd, 1977, (children's novel) The Man in the Ceiling, 1993. Museum revue The Explainers, 1961.
Feiffer's Album, 1963, The Unexpurgated Memoirs of Bernard Mergendeiler, 1965, The Great Comic Book Heroes, 1965, Feiffer's Marriage Manual, 1967. (plays) Crawling Arnold, 1961, Little Murders, 1967 (Best Foreign Play of Year, Obie award, Outer Circle Drama Critics award), Feiffer on Civil Rights, 1967, God Bless, 1968, O Calcutta, 1969 (contributor revue), The White House Murder Case, 1970, Knock-Knock, 1976, Grownups, 1981, A Think Piece, 1982, Carnal Knowledge, 1988, Anthony Rose, 1989, Elliot Loves, 1990, Jules' Blues, 1999. Screenplays Little Murders, 1971, Carnal Knowledge, 1971, Popeye, 1980, I Want to Go Home, 1989 (Best Screenplay Venice Film Fesitval 1989).
Revue Hold Me!, 1977, Urban Blight, 1989. Cartoon novel Tantrum, 1979. (non-fiction) Jules Feiffer's America: From Eisenhower to Reagan, 1982, Marriage is An Invasion of Privacy, 1984, Feiffer's Children, 1986, Ronald Reagan In Movie-America, 1988, Feiffer The Collected Works Volume 1, 2, 3, 1989, 90.
Childrens novel The Man in the Ceiling, 1994, A Barrel of Laughs, A Vale of Tears, 1995, Meanwhile., 1997, I Lost My Bear, 1998, Bark, George, 1999.
Served with Army of the United States, 1951-1953. Member American Academy of Arts and Letters, Authors Guild (life), Dramatists Guild (council, president foundation 1982-1983), P.E.N., Writers Guild American.
Married Judith Sheftel, September 17, 1961 (divorced 1983). 1 child, Kate; married Jennifer Allen, September 11, 1983. Children: Halley, Julie.