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) se crio cerca de la ciudad escocesa de Aberdeen y vive actualmente en Londres. Es dibujante de cómics e ilustrador, y su obra aparece habitualmente en x{0026}lt;I The Guardianx{0026}lt;/I , x{0026}lt;I The New York Timesx{0026}lt;/I , x{0026}lt;I The New Yorkerx{0026}lt;/I y en x{0026}lt;I New Scientistx{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 . Es también autor de las recopilaciones de viñetas 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 , x{0026}lt;I La venganza de los bibliotecariosx{0026}lt;/I y x{0026}lt;I Física para gatos x{0026}lt;/I y, para los primeros lectores, es autor de x{0026}lt;I El pequeño robot de madera y la princesa troncox{0026}lt;/I . Todos sus libros han sido publicados por Salamandra Graphic.x{0026}lt;/P