Series: Pantheon Graphic Library
From the three-time Igantz award-winning artist and author of Big Questions comes a fascinating graphic novel retelling of the Greek myth of Prometheus”An extraordinary reinvention of some of our oldest stories. Nilsenbrings these old gods to an electrifying new life, and gives us a new sense of humanity as well.”Alexander Chee, author of How to Write an Autobiographical Novel Mind-bendingly good. Its up there with Maus,Fun Home, Persepolis,Jimmy Corrigan. Mark Haddon, author of The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-TimeSet in a version of modern Central Asia, Tongues is a retelling of the Greek myth of Prometheus. It follows the captive gods friendship with the eagle who carries out his daily sentence of torture and chronicles his pursuit of revenge on the god that has imprisoned him.Prometheuss story is entwined with that of an East African orphan on an errand of murder, and a young man with a teddy bear strapped to his back, wandering aimlessly into catastrophe (a character readers may recognize from Nilsens Dogs and Water). The story is set against the backdrop of tensions between rival groups in an oil-rich wilderness.Tongues is both an adventure story and a meditation on human nature in our present fraught, historical moment.
About Artists & Writers:
Anders Nilsen is the award winning author of Big Questions, Dogs and Water and numerous other graphic novels and comics.