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Ronan and the endless sea of stars : a graphic memoir / written by Rick Louis ; art by Lara Antal.
Biotech Circulation RJ399.T36 L68 2022
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Louis, Rick, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Tay-Sachs disease--Patients--Comic books, strips, etc.
- Tay-Sachs disease.
- Parents of developmentally disabled children--Comic books, strips, etc.
- Parents of developmentally disabled children.
- Parents of terminally ill children--Comic books, strips, etc.
- Parents of terminally ill children.
- Tay-Sachs Disease.
- Families.
- Louis, Rick--Family--Comic books, strips, etc.
- Louis, Rick.
- Ronan, -2013--Comic books, strips, etc.
- Ronan.
- Medical Subjects:
- Tay-Sachs Disease.
- Genre:
- graphic novels.
- Biographical comics
- Biographies
- Comics (Graphic works)
- Graphic novels
- Nonfiction comics
- Biographies.
- Biographical comics.
- Nonfiction comics.
- Graphic novels.
- Graphic medicine (Comics)
- Physical Description:
- 140 pages : chiefly color illustrations ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Abrams ComicArts, [2022]
- Summary:
- "A graphic novel memoir recounting one parent's unique and wrenching journey caring for a child with a terminal diagnosis. When Rick and Emily's infant son Ronan is diagnosed with Tay-Sachs, an incurable neurological disorder, they are faced with the practical and emotional hurdles of parenting and loving their son--despite the shadow of inevitable loss. Rick Louis narrates this original graphic memoir, with illustrator Lara Antal translating the space that Ronan occupies before, during, and after his life, using flights of fancy and imagination to express the bizarre, heartbreaking, and sometimes even silly reality of human beings suddenly trapped in an impossible situation"-- Provided by publisher.
- "A graphic novel memoir recounting one parent's unique and wrenching journey caring for a child with a terminal diagnosis. When Rick and Emily's infant son Ronan is diagnosed with Tay-Sachs, an incurable neurological disorder, they are faced with the practical and emotional hurdles of parenting and loving their son--despite the shadow of inevitable loss. Rick Louis narrates this original graphic memoir, with illustrator Lara Antal translating the space that Ronan occupies before, during, and after his life, using flights of fancy and imagination to express the bizarre, heartbreaking, and sometimes even silly reality of human beings suddenly trapped in an impossible situation. Ronan and the Endless Sea of Stars is a story of warmth and of heartbreak--about finding joy in life, no matter how long or short that life might be." -- description from publisher's website. https://www.abramsbooks.com/product/ronan-and-the-endless-sea-of-stars_9781419751080/
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references.
- ISBN:
- 9781419751080
- 1419751085
- OCLC:
- 1350648802
- Publisher Number:
- 90103186244
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