Babylon by Tomi Ungerer


ISBN
9781683964735
Published
Binding
Paperback
Pages
184
Dimensions
219 x 273mm

The third book in Fantagraphics ongoing project to reprint Tomi Ungerer's 1970s-1980s satirical work, Babylon may be the most sobering collection so far, an example of his humor at its blackest. Drawn entirely in pencil, these fully rendered images, reproduced in lush, dense, gray tones, rival the satirical vitriol of his anti-war posters of the previous decade, radiating repulsion at what human beings can do to one another in the guise of "civilization." Taking on a political and social hue, his contempt for the ruling class etched on virtually every page, Ungerer depicts the bourgeoisie as vassals of the ruling class?? members of a voyeuristic tribe who accept their position as the natural order of things and take glee in the subordination of those beneath them and the exploitation of those who make their position possible. Trendy spiritualism and religious quackery are skewered. Several drawings show people desperately trying to improve their appearance by putting lipstick on or having plastic surgery, clearly a transparent attempt to hide their inner ugliness.

This denouncement of bad behavior is as sadly relevant today as it was in 1979 when this book was first published, as we have proved over these last four years. It is another uncompromising moral statement by Ungerer in the form of a series of masterful images. "There's one thing I can tell you for sure," he once said. "There's no such thing as a sheltering sky."

And Babylon proves he means it.
Christmas Catalogue 2024 x BookFrenzy
38.21
RRP: $44.95
15% off RRP



Instore Price: $44.95
Enter your Postcode or Suburb to view availability and delivery times.
If ordered before the 3rd of December, this product should arrive by Christmas unless it is going to regional Australia

Other Titles by Tomi Ungerer

The Three Robbers
29.95
25.46
15% Off
Moon Man
29.95
25.46
15% Off
The Beast of Monsieur Racine
22.95
19.51
15% Off
Adelaide
22.95
19.51
15% Off
The Mellops Strike Oil
14.95
12.71
15% Off
No Kiss for Mother
19.95
16.96
15% Off
Fog Island
29.95
25.46
15% Off

You might also like

Boys Omnibus Vol 2
53.99
45.89
15% Off
MuadDib
39.99
33.99
15% Off
The End Of The World
17.99
15.29
15% Off
Clementine Book 1
26.99
22.94
15% Off

RRP refers to the Recommended Retail Price as set out by the original publisher at time of release.
The RRP set by overseas publishers may vary to those set by local publishers due to exchange rates and shipping costs.
Due to our competitive pricing, we may have not sold all products at their original RRP.