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Big Jim

Autor Rory Mcconville
en Limba Engleză Paperback – 22 apr 2013

Observăm cum, pe 26 august 1913, tramvaiele din Dublin se opresc brusc, marcând începutul unei perioade care avea să schimbe definitiv relațiile industriale din Irlanda. Big Jim surprinde vizual și narativ tensiunea Marii Greve, aducându-ne în mijlocul conflictului dintre carismaticul lider sindical James Larkin și William Martin Murphy, reprezentantul Federației Angajatorilor. Credem că alegerea formatului de roman grafic este esențială aici: ilustrațiile color semnate de Paddy Lynch reușesc să transmită disperarea unui oraș îngenuncheat de lipsa alimentelor și ecourile violente ale evenimentului Bloody Sunday, oferind o perspectivă mult mai viscerală decât un text istoric arid.

Merită menționat modul în care autorul Rory Mcconville structurează ascensiunea lui Larkin, de la greva locală la campania „Firey Cross” din Anglia. Ritmul este alert, specific benzilor desenate de calitate, dar fără a sacrifica rigoarea istorică. Analizând Big Jim, vedem forța narativă a lui Conor Mcnamara combinată cu sensibilitatea istorică a lui Francis Devine — dar cu un glas propriu, accesibil și vizual. Dacă în The Dublin Lockout, 1913 de Conor Mcnamara accentul cade pe analize eseistice despre diviziunea de clasă, Big Jim alege să ne arate chipurile celor care au suferit și au luptat, făcând istoria palpabilă pentru o nouă generație de cititori. Este o lucrare revigorantă care confirmă faptul că industria de benzi desenate poate aborda teme politice și sociale complexe cu o maturitate remarcabilă.

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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9781847173065
ISBN-10: 1847173063
Pagini: 80
Ilustrații: colour illustrations
Dimensiuni: 211 x 296 x 8 mm
Greutate: 0.42 kg
Editura: O'Brien Press Ltd.

De ce să citești această carte

Această carte se adresează celor pasionați de istorie care caută o abordare proaspătă și vizuală a evenimentelor care au format Irlanda modernă. Cititorul câștigă o înțelegere clară a Marii Greve din 1913, fiind martor la lupta pentru drepturile muncitorilor prin intermediul unor ilustrații vibrante. Este un titlu ideal pentru a descoperi cum arta secvențială poate documenta un moment istoric crucial cu impact și emoție.


Recenzii

'the Irish comics industry has never been in better form, something which this offering from Rory McConville and Paddy Lynch only serves to confirm' -- Sunday Business Post '[O'Brien Press graphic novels] appeal as much to children as to older readers' -- Evening Echo 'a valuable and refreshing look at an important part of Irish history' -- Evening Echo enjoyable to read ... a good sense of the time -- thecomiccast.com would highly recommend people buy it -- thecomiccast.com an immersive, almost thriller-like, storytelling style -- NewsFour McConville's writing is skilful -- Look Left Lynch's artwork is extremely effective, as rough and dark as the era it depicts, and interesting use is made of archival photographs cleverly interspersed throughout -- Look Left quite witty in places -- Look Left an enjoyable and unique read, as well as being a great introduction to the Lockout in it its centenary year -- Look Left accessible format -- eastwallforall.ie beautifully illustrated -- eastwallforall.ie the children ... were fascinated by their [Rory and Paddy's] presentation -- eastwallforall.ie this graphic novel is important -- http://girlslikecomics.com McConville's writing is at all times very tight; Big Jim is clearly a work that's been edited and rewritten and edited some more, but the process stands to the finished product -- http://girlslikecomics.com I had my stepfather read it, to see what he thought. He's a huge history buff. It was the first graphic novel he'd ever seen, He said - I think it would be a great introduction for young people coming to history for the first time, who want to know what happened and get a taste of the era, but don't want to have to go diving into some big tome. -- http://girlslikecomics.com a wonderful atmospheric ambiance -- Books Ireland effective text and graphics have brought the episodes vividly to life -- Books Ireland one to be highly recommended -- Books Ireland

'the Irish comics industry has never been in better form, something which this offering from Rory McConville and Paddy Lynch only serves to confirm' -- Sunday Business Post '[O'Brien Press graphic novels] appeal as much to children as to older readers' -- Evening Echo 'a valuable and refreshing look at an important part of Irish history' -- Evening Echo enjoyable to read ... a good sense of the time -- thecomiccast.com would highly recommend people buy it -- thecomiccast.com

'the Irish comics industry has never been in better form, something which this offering from Rory McConville and Paddy Lynch only serves to confirm' -- Sunday Business Post '[O'Brien Press graphic novels] appeal as much to children as to older readers' -- Evening Echo 'a valuable and refreshing look at an important part of Irish history' -- Evening Echo enjoyable to read ... a good sense of the time -- thecomiccast.com would highly recommend people buy it -- thecomiccast.com an immersive, almost thriller-like, storytelling style -- NewsFour McConville's writing is skilful -- Look Left Lynch's artwork is extremely effective, as rough and dark as the era it depicts, and interesting use is made of archival photographs cleverly interspersed throughout -- Look Left quite witty in places -- Look Left an enjoyable and unique read, as well as being a great introduction to the Lockout in it its centenary year -- Look Left

Descriere

The story of Jim Larkin and the lockout of Dublin workers in 1913 led by William Martin Murphy, told in graphic novel form. On August 26th 1913, the trams of Dublin stopped. The Great Dublin Lockout had begun. Over the next four months, James Larkin would lead the workers of Dublin against William Martin Murphy and the Employers Federation in a conflict that would change the face of Irish industrial relations. Dublin was brought to its knees by the food shortages and the aftermath of Bloody Sunday. As winter approached, Larkin lead his Firey Cross campaign to England, hoping to rally the entire United Kingdom to strike in support of the Irish workers. '