"This
extraordinary work of fiction pushes the graphic novel well beyond its
previous limits. The narrative takes us on many journeys through space
and time, but is more than a mere tale. It's about past and present,
the absolute importance of myth, of language, of stories themselves. In
superb words and drawings, it also explores obsession and love in a way
that is original to the genre, and to literature itself. In the best
sense, the completed work succeeds in a very difficult task: making the
reader more human. Bravo!" Pete Hamill, author of Tabloid City
"A romance in the truest sense of the word, Sailor Twain
is a marvel of graphical beauty and complex, intelligent storytelling.
Siegel creates a misty, magical Hudson river that is somehow realer and
truer and mroe seductive and many fathoms deeper than the real thing." Lev Grossman, author of The Magician King
Mark
Siegel was born in Ann Arbor, Michigan, and grew up in France. He is
the editorial director of First Second and an accomplished writer and
illustrator. He is the illustrator of To Dance: A Ballerina's Graphic Novel,
a Robert F. Sibert Award Honor Book, written by his wife, Siena Cherson
Siegel; and author and illustrator of the picture book Moving House.
"This
extraordinary work of fiction pushes the graphic novel well beyond its
previous limits. The narrative takes us on many journeys through space
and time, but is more than a mere tale. It's about past and present,
the absolute importance of myth, of language, of stories themselves. In
superb words and drawings, it also explores obsession and love in a way
that is original to the genre, and to literature itself. In the best
sense, the completed work succeeds in a very difficult task: making the
reader more human. Bravo!"
