Ruins / written and illustrated by Peter Kuper ; edited by Dan Lockwood.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kuper, Peter, 1958- artist, author.

Contributor:

Lockwood, Dan, editor.

Phi Beta Kappa Library Trust Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Americans--Mexico--Oaxaca (State)--Comic books, strips, etc.

Americans.

Married people--Comic books, strips, etc.

Married people.

Monarch butterfly--Comic books, strips, etc.

Monarch butterfly.

Comic books, strips, etc.

Oaxaca (Mexico : State)--Comic books, strips, etc.

Oaxaca (Mexico : State).

Comic books, strips, etc--United States.

Mexico--Oaxaca (State).

United States.

Genre:

Graphic novels.

Comics (Graphic works)

Fiction.

Physical Description:

1 volume (unpaged) : chiefly color illustrations ; 28 cm

Place of Publication:

London : SelfMadeHero, 2015.

Summary:

"Samantha and George are a couple heading towards a sabbatical year in the quaint Mexican town of Oaxaca. For Samantha, it is the opportunity to revisit her past. For George, it is an unsettling step into the unknown. For both of them, it will be a collision course with political and personal events that will alter their paths and the town of Oaxaca forever. In tandem, the remarkable and arduous journey that a monarch butterfly endures on its annual migration from Canada to Mexico is woven into Ruins. This creates a parallel picture of the challenges of survival in our ever-changing world. Ruins explores the shadows and light of Mexico through its past and present as encountered by an array of characters. The real and surreal intermingle to paint an unforgettable portrait of life south of the Rio Grande" -- provided by publisher.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Phi Beta Kappa Library Trust Fund.

ISBN:

1906838984

9781906838980

OCLC:

903763446

Publisher Number:

99964793075