Monsters [WITH Inscribed and Annotated Draft Page]

Jensen, Derrick

ISBN 10: 1629634360 / ISBN 13: 9781629634364

Published by Flashpoint Press, 2017

About this Item

SIGNED and inscribed by the author Derrick Jensen to Andy Hurley, longtime drummer for the band Fallout Boy: 'To Andy, / We must always ask who are the real monsters, / [Signed] Derrick Jensen 12/3/17.' WITH a printed sheet of a draft of the book annotated in pencil by an unknown hand, with pen note from the author: 'Dear Andy, Here is the book. I hope you like it! I hope you are well. [Signed] Derrick Jensen, 12/3/17.' 180pp. 8x10' sewn binding in glossy printed wraps, color illustrated throughout by Anthony Chun and others.

Seller Inventory # 505720

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Monsters [WITH Inscribed and Annotated Draft Page]
• Publisher: Flashpoint Press
• Publication Date: 2017
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1629634360
• ISBN 13: 9781629634364
• Binding: Trade Paperback
• Condition: NEAR FINE
• Weight: 32 ounces
• Signed: Signed by Author(s)
• Seller catalogs:
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About this title

Synopsis

Monsters is an illustrated collection of wild, weird, and whimsical tales with a twist. These stories are not about mythical creatures; here, the creatures speak for themselves. There’s an orc who hates Tolkien, a young demon awash in teenage angst, an angel abandoned by Jesus who finds the Fates. Jensen creates a world both delicately dreamlike and all too real, where the villain is sometimes the victim and evil is not always what we thought.

If stories teach us how to be human, then the stories in Monsters are the ones we need now. These are fractured fairy tales for grown-ups, where the roots of sadism are laid bare and the horrors of human supremacism are firmly faced. But as in all of Jensen’s work, love is both always possible and also a call to action. By turns macabre, melancholy, and magical, these stories and their accompanying images will leave you wondering who the real monsters are and how they can be defeated.

About the Author

Philosopher, teacher, radical activist, and leading voice of uncompromising dissent, Derrick Jensen is winner of numerous awards and honors including the Eric Hoffer Book Award, USA Today’s Critics’ Choice Award, and Press Action’s Person of the Year. He is the author of over twenty books, including Endgame, A Language Older Than Words, and Dreams, and he regularly stirs packed auditoriums across the country with revolutionary spirit. Jensen holds degrees in creative writing and mineral engineering physics. He lives in Crescent City, California.