When the Wind Blows: The bestselling graphic novel for adults from the creator o

Description: When the Wind Blows by Raymond Briggs A comic cartoon book that describes the effects of a nuclear attack on an elderly couple. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Raymond Briggs now famous bestselling comic cartoon book depicts the effects of a neuclear attack on an elderly couple in his usual humorous yet macabre way. Author Biography Raymond Briggs is one of the foremost creators of illustrated books for adults and children, including the unforgettable The Snowman and Father Christmas.THE BASICSTHE BOOKSRaymond Briggs parents have proved an important source of inspiration to the author/artist. His father was a milkman; his mother a former ladys maid. Raymonds unique characterisation of Father Christmas is based on his father - "Father Christmas and the milkman both have wretched jobs: working in the cold, wet and dark." His parents also influenced the character of Jim and Hilda, the victims of nuclear fall-out, in When The Wind Blows.Raymond left school aged 15 to study painting at Wimbledon School of Art. After completing a typography course at the Central School of Art, and two years of National Service, Raymond went on to the Slade School to study painting. His first work was in advertising, but before long he was winning acclaim as a childrens book illustrator as well as teaching illustration at Brighton College of Art. Raymond was awarded the Kate Greenaway Medal in 1966 for his fourth picture book, The Mother Goose Treasury, and again in 1973 for Father Christmas. Published in 1978, The Snowman is perhaps Raymonds best-loved creation. He says that the book was partly inspired by its predecessor, Fungus The Bogeyman - "For two years I worked on Fungus, buried amongst muck, slime and words, so... I wanted to do something which was clean, pleasant, fresh and wordless and quick."Born: Wimbledon Park, January 18th 1934*Jobs: Artist, WriterLives: SussexFirst Book for Children: The Strange House, 1961*Raymond shares his birthday with A A Milne and Arthur Ransome Kirkus UK Review Raymond Briggss comic cartoon book depicts the effects of a nuclear attack on an elderly couple, in his usual humorous yet macabre and revealing way. (Kirkus UK) Kirkus US Review In comic-strip form like Fungus the Bogeyman, this tells the grimmer story of an ultra-ordinary retired British couple face to face with a nuclear attack. Much like the airing of civil defense films in the film Atomic Cafe, it points up the foolishness of preparing for nuclear attack and of pretending such a bomb will be comparable to those we survived "last time." Ludicrously, the husband goes about building a shelter from old doors, obediently lining them up at a 60 degree angle according to specifications in the County Council leaflets, as the wife interjects with "mind you dont scratch the polish" and "I hope you havent left that wet cape dripping in the hall." The two bumble along, spouting malapropisms (everything nowadays is done with "commuters"), he checking off the leaflets lists of shelter supplies (. . . calamine lotion, rodent poison, eyewash. . .), she interrupting with "Mashed or chips?" and fussing "Oh dear, Ill just get the washing in," when the announcement comes that the bomb will fall in three minutes. Every now and then the strips are interrupted by a double-page dim picture of what is approaching "meanwhile." It comes, evidently falling some distance away, in a wonderful flurry that turns the shelter pictures from white to pink to red and then dark - and the couple continues to act and think in the ordinary manner: talking of insurance and propriety; dismissing evidence of disaster when the TV, water taps, and gas stove all fail to work; and continuing to trust in the authorities ("Yes, nowadays theres bound to be all sorts of andi-totes and protectives") as they begin to feel sick, to bleed, and to break out in black-and-blue spots. Through these last pages we see them turning a sickly green and a sicklier white, and then they fade out grotesquely. The humor is black and bleak, with lines like "We wont have to worry about a thing. The powers that be will get us in the end." And so they will, if we fail to see ourselves in these two docile souls. (Kirkus Reviews) Promotional "Headline" Raymond Briggs now famous bestselling comic cartoon book depicts the effects of anuclear attack on an elderly couple in his usual humorous yet macabre way. Details ISBN0140094199 Author Raymond Briggs Pages 48 Publisher Penguin Books Ltd Year 1986 ISBN-10 0140094199 ISBN-13 9780140094190 Format Paperback Publication Date 1986-09-25 Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom DEWEY 823.914 Illustrations colour illustrations Media Book Edition 1st Language English Imprint Penguin Books Ltd Short Title When the Wind Blows UK Release Date 1986-09-25 Subtitle The bestselling graphic novel for adults from the creator of The Snowman Audience General NZ Release Date 1986-09-24 AU Release Date 1986-09-24 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! 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