Goliath

Resumen del libro

Since the 2011 release of Goliath, Tom Gauld has solidified himself as one of the world s most revered and critically- acclaimed cartoonists working today. From his weekly strips in the Guardian and New Scientist, to his lauded graphic novels You re All Just Jealous of My Jet- pack and Mooncop, Gauld s fascination with the intersection between history, literary criticism, and pop culture has become the crux of his work. Now in paperback, with a new cover and smaller size, Goliath is a retelling of the classic myth, this time from Goliath s side of the Valley of Elah.

Goliath of Gath isn t much of a fighter. He would pick admin work over patrolling in a heartbeat, to say nothing of his distaste for engaging in combat. Nonetheless, at the behest of the king, he finds himself issuing a twice-daily challenge to the Israelites: Choose a man.

Let him come to me that we may fight. Quiet moments in Goliath s life as an iso- lated soldier are accentuated by Gauld s trademark drawing style: minimalist scenery, geometric humans, and densely crosshatched detail. Simultaneously tragic and bleakly funny, Goliath displays a sensitive wit and a bold line - a traditional narrative reworked, remade, and revolutionized into a classic tale of Gauld s very own.

Biografía del autor

x{0026}lt;P x{0026}lt;B Tom Gauld x{0026}lt;/B (Escocia, 1976) es ilustrador y caricaturista. Ha colaborado con x{0026}lt;I The Guardian x{0026}lt;/I (diario en el que publica una viñeta semanal desde hace años, recopiladas en los libros mencionados y que en España ha publicado Salamandra Graphic: x{0026}lt;I Todo el mundo tiene envidia de mi mochila voladorax{0026}lt;/I , x{0026}lt;I En la cocina con Kafkax{0026}lt;/I , x{0026}lt;I El departamento de teorías alucinantesx{0026}lt;/I y x{0026}lt;I La venganza de los bibliotecariosx{0026}lt;/I ), x{0026}lt;I The New York Timesx{0026}lt;/I , x{0026}lt;I The New Yorkerx{0026}lt;/I , x{0026}lt;I The Believerx{0026}lt;/I y x{0026}lt;I Grantax{0026}lt;/I . Su primera novela gráfica, x{0026}lt;I Goliatx{0026}lt;/I ,que narra la historia bíblica desde el punto de vista del gigante, fue recibida elogiosamente por la crítica, cosechó un notable éxito entre los lectores y se tradujo a nueve idiomas. El éxito de crítica y público se revalidó con su segunda novela gráfica,x{0026}lt;I Un policía en la lunax{0026}lt;/I .x{0026}lt;/P