Description
Asterios Polyp, a celebrated but unfulfilled architect, finds his life in ruins after a devastating fire and a crumbling marriage. Forced to confront his own arrogance and intellectual rigidity, he embarks on a solitary journey, seeking to rebuild not just his life, but his very sense of self. This profound graphic novel explores themes of love, loss, identity, and the search for meaning, all rendered in Mazzucchelli's masterful and innovative visual style. It's a deeply philosophical and emotionally resonant story about the choices we make and the structures we build, both within ourselves and in the world around us.
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paperback
Pantheon Books
Published Jan 1, 2008
344 pages
ISBN: 9780307377326
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First Published
2009
Language
eng
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