Wrinkles
Paco Roca
(Author)
Description
Retired bank manager Emilio, suffering from Alzheimer's, is taken to an assisted living home by his son. He befriends his roommate Miguel, an overconfident ladies' man. Together, they employ clever tricks to keep the doctors from noticing Emilio's ongoing deterioration -- and keep him from being transferred to the dreaded confinement of the top floor of the facility. (Better to die than to end up there. Their determination to stay active as individuals and maintain their dignity culminates in an adventurous escape.
Product Details
Price
$19.99
$18.59
Publisher
Fantagraphics Books
Publish Date
July 26, 2016
Pages
96
Dimensions
8.2 X 10.1 X 0.6 inches | 1.35 pounds
Language
English
Type
Hardcover
EAN/UPC
9781606999325
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About the Author
Paco Roca (Francisco Martínez Roca) is a graphic artist and a cartoonist from Valencia, Spain, who has won several art/writing awards. His graphic novel Wrinkles has been adapted into an animated movie.
Reviews
Roco's visual style is an appealing, effective amalgamation of cartoonishness and realism... distinguished by its gentle humor and sympathetic if ultimately unsparing compassion.--Gordon Flagg "Booklist"
This distressing yet humorous story offers an empathetic glimpse of the brave humanity of aging people and the challenges in caring for them.--Martha Cornog "Library Journal"
Wrinkles is... a really well done book, powerful, melancholic, bittersweet, heartbreaking, beautifully drawn.--Richard Bruton "Forbidden Planet International"
This distressing yet humorous story offers an empathetic glimpse of the brave humanity of aging people and the challenges in caring for them.--Martha Cornog "Library Journal"
Wrinkles is... a really well done book, powerful, melancholic, bittersweet, heartbreaking, beautifully drawn.--Richard Bruton "Forbidden Planet International"
