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Pekar, Harvey

Overview
Works: 121 works in 212 publications in 9 languages and 13,278 library holdings
Genres: Graphic novels  Motion picture plays  Autobiographical fiction 
Roles: Interviewee, Bibliographic antecedent, Editor, Author of introduction, Performer
Classifications: pn6727.p44, 741.5973
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16 editions published between and 2008 in 4 languages and held by 824 libraries worldwide
A young Jewish boy in an increasingly African-American neighborhood struggles to find his place but finds discouragement in anything less success. He berates himself and quits when things don't go exactly as he planned. His strategy works--until he joins the navy.
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2 editions published in in English and held by 685 libraries worldwide
"This revelatory and exhilarating and funny book not only tells us of the Beat generation, but of a time when we as individuals felt truly free. It is as fresh and pertinent as the latest scholarly history only far more entertaining"--Studs Terkel.
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5 editions published between and 2003 in English and held by 647 libraries worldwide
The classic collection of the comics that inspired the movie American Splendor, winner of the Grand Jury Prize at the 2003 Sundance Film Festival. American Splendor is the world's first literary comic book. Cleveland native Harvey Pekar is a true American original. A V.A. hospital file clerk and comic book writer, Harvey chronicles the ordinary and mundane in stories both funny and touching. His dead-on eye for the frustrations and minutiae of the workaday world mix in a delicate balance with his insight into personal relationships. Pekar has been compared to Dreiser, Dostoevsky, and Lenny Bruce. But he is truly more than all of them; he is himself.
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2 editions published between and 2009 in English and held by 607 libraries worldwide
From the Publisher: The History of SDS as You've Never Seen It Before. In 1962 at a United Auto Workers' camp in Michigan, Students for a Democratic Society held its historic convention and prepared the famous Port Huron Statement, drafted by Tom Hayden. This statement, criticizing the U.S. government's failure to pursue international peace or address domestic inequality, became the organization's manifesto. Its last convention was held in 1969 in Chicago, where, collapsing under the weight of its notoriety and popularity, it shattered into myriad factions. Through brilliant art and they were-there dialogue, famed graphic novelist Harvey Pekar, gifted artist Gary Dumm, and renowned historian Paul Buhle illustrate the tumultuous decade that first defined and then was defined by the men and women who gathered under the SDS banner. Students for a Democratic Society: A Graphic History captures the idealism and activism that drove a generation of young Americans to believe that even one person's actions can help transform the world.
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10 editions published between and 1994 in English and held by 592 libraries worldwide
A graphic novel which depicts Harvey Pekar's struggle with cancer.
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4 editions published in in English and held by 427 libraries worldwide
In the thirty-five years since Pulitzer Prizewinner Studs Terkel's Working first documented American workers' hopes and dreams, that "deep penetration of American thought and feeling" (Los Angeles Times) has sold over a million copies, captivating readers with accounts of how their fellow citizens make a living. A masterpiece of words, Working is now adapted into comic-book form by Harvey Pekar, the blue-collar antihero of his American Book Awardwinning comics series American Splendor. Brilliantly scripting and arranging Terkel's interviews, Pekar collaborates with established comics veterans.
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9 editions published between and 2009 in English and held by 377 libraries worldwide
Collection of material from Pekar's series American splendor.
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3 editions published in in English and held by 365 libraries worldwide
A collection of American Splendor comics, featuring autobiographical strips about the author's life and work.
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1 edition published in in English and held by 333 libraries worldwide
A comic-book rendering of the life of American G.I. Robert McNeill and the time he spent in Vietnam.
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2 editions published in in English and held by 270 libraries worldwide
Cleveland native Harvey Pekar entered our national consciousness first as the author of the autobiographical graphic novel American Splendor and then as the star of the Sundance Award-winning documentary with the same title. In Ego & Hubris, he explores the life of antihero Michael Malice, an unshakably self-confident New York temp. Egomaniacal Malice has never encountered an intellect he cannot disparage, but his life is in tatters, which only redoubles his scathing disdain, in this remorseless satire on human vanities.
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3 editions published in in English and held by 260 libraries worldwide
Artists R. Crumb, Gary Dumm, and others illustrate the author's stories from twelve months in his life, when he went from being an unknown comic book writer to being famous with the release of the film, "American Splendor."
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2 editions published between and 2008 in Spanish and English and held by 229 libraries worldwide
Peace activist Heather Robinson goes to Macedonia to explore a region that has edged close to violence.
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3 editions published in in English and held by 226 libraries worldwide
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2 editions published in in English and held by 190 libraries worldwide
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5 editions published in in English and held by 186 libraries worldwide
Short stories about the every day life of Harvey Pekar; illustrated by various artists.
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8 editions published in in English and held by 183 libraries worldwide
Harvey Pekar never has "just another day"; follow his battles of everyday life in this latest volume of his autobiographical series.
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4 editions published in in English and held by 167 libraries worldwide
Posthumously-published short narratives about characters encountered by Pekar on his way to West Virginia.
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1 edition published in in English and held by 142 libraries worldwide
Daniel Johnston is an indie rock star whose songs are covered by musicians such as Beck & Yo La Tengo. In 1985, hailed as a bright light in the Austin music scene, he had the first of several mental breakdowns. Daniel's artwork is in many ways a counterpart to his music - charming, sometimes disturbing, inconsistent & fascinating.
 
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Audience level: 0.51 (from 0.38 for Ego & hubr ... to 0.93 for The new Am ...)
WorldCat IdentitiesRelated Identities
The quitter
Languages
English (228)
French (8)
Undetermined (5)
Spanish (5)
German (3)
Italian (2)
Japanese (1)
Indonesian (1)
Finnish (1)
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