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Rosalie Lightning  Cover Image Book Book

Rosalie Lightning / by Tom Hart and Rosalie Lightning and Leela Corman and the residents of New York City, Gainesville, Florida, New Mexico, and Hawaii, as well as various singer-songwriters, film directors, actors, animators, comic artists, donors, lovers and friends.

Hart, Tom, 1969- (author.). Lightning Rosalie, (artist.). Corman, Leela, (artist. ).

Summary:

Rosalie Lightning is cartoonist Tom Hart's graphic memoir about the untimely death of his young daughter, Rosalie. Hart uses the graphic form to articulate the ongoing search for meaning in the aftermath of Rosalie's death, exploring themes of grief, hopelessness, rebirth, and eventually finding hope again. Hart portrays the solace he discovers in nature, philosophy, great works of literature, and art across all mediums in this tribute to his baby girl.

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  • ISBN: 9781250049940 (hardcover)
  • ISBN: 1250049946 (hardcover)
  • Physical Description: 261 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
  • Edition: First edition.
  • Publisher: New York : St. Martin's Press, 2016.

Content descriptions

General Note:
"A graphic memoir"--Dust jacket.
Immediate Source of Acquisition Note:
Donation ; Marni Stanley ; 2023/08.
Subject: Hart, Tom, 1969- > Family > Comic books, strips, etc.
Bereavement > Comic books, strips, etc.
Grief > Comic books, strips, etc.
Children > Death > Comic books, strips, etc.
Cartoonists > United States > Biography > Comic books, strips, etc.
Parental grief > Comic books, strips, etc.
Loss (Psychology) > Comic books, strips, etc.
Graphic novels.
Genre: Nonfiction comics.
Autobiographical comics.

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  • 1 of 1 copy available at Vancouver Island University Library.

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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Circulation Modifier Holdable? Status Due Date Courses
VIU Library - Nanaimo Campus PN 6727 H3775 Z46 2016 (Text) M012271446 GRAPHIC-NARRATIVES Volume hold Available -

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