Goliath

Tom Gauld - RARE SIGNED HARDBACK

ISBN 10: 1770460659 / ISBN 13: 9781770460652

Published by Drawn and Quarterly, 2012

About this Item

Signed on the title page, this is a perfect as new hardback, AND A SIGNED COPY is rare. Not a first printing; it is a second print. But it is flawless, unread and as new. With the Drawn and Quarterly sash on the back cover. This lovely book was issued without a jacket.

Seller Inventory # ABE-1553521291081

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Goliath
• Publisher: Drawn and Quarterly
• Publication Date: 2012
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1770460659
• ISBN 13: 9781770460652
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: New
• Signed: Signed by Author

About this title

Synopsis

A master of stripped-down, powerful storytelling reworks the David-and-Goliath myth
"Gauld's Goliath is a master class in reduction...a celebration of the Christian underdog becomes a subtle meditation on the power of spin and the absurdity of war."–The Times of London

Goliath of Gath isn't much of a fighter. Given half a choice, he would pick admin work over patrolling in a heartbeat, to say nothing of his distaste for engaging in combat. Nonetheless, at the behest of the king, he finds himself issuing a twice-daily challenge to the Israelites: "Choose a man. Let him come to me that we may fight. If he be able to kill me then we shall be your servants. But if I kill him, then you shall be our servants." Day after day he reluctantly repeats his speech, and the isolation of this duty gives him the chance to banter with his shield-bearer and reflect on the beauty of his surroundings.

This is the story of David and Goliath as seen from Goliath's side of the Valley of Elah. Quiet moments in Goliath's life as a soldier are accentuated by Tom Gauld's drawing style, which contrasts minimalist scenery and near-geometric humans with densely crosshatched detail reminiscent of Edward Gorey. Goliath's battle is simultaneously tragic and bleakly funny, as bureaucracy pervades even this most mythic of figures. Goliath displays a sensitive wit, a bold line, and a traditional narrative reworked, remade, and revolutionized.

About the Author

Tom Gauld lives in London. His comics frequently appear in The Guardian, and his illustrations have appeared in The New York Times. He has designed a number of book covers.