Can't We Talk about Something More Pleasant?: A Memoir Contributor(s): Chast, Roz (Author) |
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ISBN: 1632861011 ISBN-13: 9781632861016 Publisher: Bloomsbury USA OUR PRICE: $17.10 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: September 2016 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography | Personal Memoirs - Comics & Graphic Novels | Nonfiction - General |
Dewey: B |
Physical Information: 0.7" H x 7.5" W x 9.2" (1.60 lbs) 240 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: #1 New York Times Bestseller While the particulars are Chast-ian in their idiosyncrasies--an anxious father who had relied heavily on his wife for stability as he slipped into dementia and a former assistant principal mother whose overbearing personality had sidelined Roz for decades--the themes are universal: adult children accepting a parental role; aging and unstable parents leaving a family home for an institution; dealing with uncomfortable physical intimacies; and hiring strangers to provide the most personal care. An amazing portrait of two lives at their end and an only child coping as best she can, Can't We Talk about Something More Pleasant shows the full range of Roz Chast's talent as cartoonist and storyteller. |
Contributor Bio(s): Chast, Roz: - Roz Chast was born in Brooklyn and now lives in Connecticut. Her cartoons have appeared in countless magazines, and she is the author of many books, including The Party, After You Left. She attended Rhode Island School of Design, majoring in Painting because it seemed more artistic. However, soon after graduating, she reverted to type and began drawing cartoons once again. |