A=-A
By (Author) Dimitris Anastasiou
Vintage Publishing
Jonathan Cape Ltd
19th October 2021
United Kingdom
General
Fiction
Graphic novel / Comic book / Manga: Fantasy, esoteric
741.5
Hardback
112
Width 248mm, Height 322mm, Spine 16mm
977g
An extraordinary, hallucinatory ride of a graphic novel about existing in an uncertain world; a visual tour de force by Greek artist Dimitris Anastasiou A=-A is a beautiful, dark and surreal story, about a man called Alpha whose world is quite literally turned upside down for a day. As he wanders the streets of his hometown, reality flips on its axis, sending him and the reader on a wild and extraordinary journey. This wholly immersive, escapist, psychedelic mystery centres around two profound philosophical questions- in a strange and unreliable world, can we be certain of anything And if we stop craving certainty - and entertain doubt - what new possibilities become available to us 'Gloriously odd, deeply moving . . . In short- a trip.' - Niall Griffiths, winner of the Wales Book of the Year 2020
Gloriously odd, disconcertingly oneiric, deeply moving, intellectually stimulating and consistently engaging. In short: a trip. -- Niall Griffiths
Dimitris Anastasiou was born in Athens in 1979. He studied painting at the Athens School of Fine Arts (A.S.F.A.), and has also studied printmaking, photography and multimedia/hypermedia. His work has appeared in more than 30 exhibitions in Greece and elsewhere. A=-A is his first graphic novel.