Leaf (HB)
Author(s): Daishu Ma
How much power does a single man, let alone a single leaf, have in the industrial world? In this wordless, all-ages graphic novel, our protagonist discovers a leaf that radiates a vibrant light. He returns to a detailed metropolis -- depicted in somber grays and blues -- and searches for answers. During his quest, he stumbles upon a man who knows what's really happening in the city's labyrinthine ducts; a woman who spends her life studying and classifying obsolete flora; and the truth about the ever-dwindling environment. Leaf is a graphically stunning story that unfolds with a dream-like pace. Shaded in pencil and punctuated by spot colors, drawn in a delicate but concretely realized tonal approach reminiscent of Shaun Tan's The Arrival and Chris Van Allsburg's Jumanji, Chinese cartoonist Daishu Ma's first foray onto American shelves is ultimately a hopeful vision of the coexistence of the urban and natural worlds.
Product Information
General Fields
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- : W. W. Norton & Company, Incorporated
- : W. W. Norton & Company, Incorporated
- : 0.71214
- : 25 September 2015
- : .7 Inches X 9.3 Inches X 11 Inches
- : books
Special Fields
- : Daishu Ma
- : Hardback
- : English
- : 741.5/951
- : 96