Julian Voloj
Autor/a de Ghetto Brother: Warrior to Peacemaker (Biographies)
Sobre l'autor
Crèdit de la imatge: reading at 2018 Gaithersburg Book Festival By Slowking4 - Own work, GFDL 1.2, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=69292559
Obres de Julian Voloj
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Coneixement comú
- Data de naixement
- 19xx
- Gènere
- male
- Nacionalitat
- Germany
- Professions
- illustrator
comic artist
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Black & White: The Rise and Fall of Bobby Fischer de Julian Voloj
I've been fascinated by Bobby Fischer since his rise to prominence, and have read a number of books and biographies about him. This graphic book is an easy read and captures the essence of his life. It's never been clear what mental malady affected him- a form of autism, perhaps. I never understood why the US pursued him so vigorously for violating sanctions against Yugoslavia (more apparent now since they look the other way with Hunter Biden. In the end, Iceland claimed him as their own after the storied 1972 match there with Boris Spassky. This will have a special place on my bookshelf.… (més)
I love that this is done as a graphic novel, as befits the subject. The scholarship is sound and you really get a sense of the man and his story. Also appreciate the recognition of cousin Frank, whose work I was familiar with long before Joe's.
The story was very interesting. It was a subject I was not aware of. I grew up on the west coast of the United States so I really didn't know the issues that caused the Bronx to go the way that it did as well as how many different gangs there were at one time in New York. The art was nicely done throughout the book. I am actually going to buy a copy of this book to send to my cousin to learn what the Warriors movie was kind of based on.
Note: I received an ARC of this book from the publisher at ALA Midwinter 2018.
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- Obres
- 19
- Membres
- 139
- Popularitat
- #147,351
- Valoració
- 3.7
- Ressenyes
- 12
- ISBN
- 31
- Llengües
- 6