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Author:

Daoudi, Youssef (Art director), artist. artist.

Title:

Monk! / Youssef Daoudi.

Edition:

First edition.

Publisher:

First Second,

Copyright Date:

2018

Description:

352 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Subject:

Graphic novel.
Monk, Thelonious--Comic books, strips, etc.
Koenigswarter, Pannonica de--Comic books, strips, etc.
Friendship--Comic books, strips, etc.
Jazz musicians--United States--Comic books, strips, etc.--Comic books, strips, etc.
New York (N.Y.)--Comic books, strips, etc.
Biographical comics.

Summary:

"She is Kathleen Annie Pannonica de Koenigswarter, a free-spirited baroness of the Rothschild family. He is Thelonious Sphere Monk, a musical genius fighting against the whims of his troubled mind. Their enduring friendship begins in 1954 and ends only with Monks death in 1982. Set against the backdrop of New York during the heyday of jazz, Monk! explores the rare alchemy between two brilliant beings separated by an ocean of social status, race, and culture, but united by an infinite love of music. This breathtaking graphic novel by Youssef Daoudi beautifully captures the life of the the high priest of bop

ISBN:

9781626724341
1626724342

OCLC:

(OCoLC)1011679622

Locations:

SAPG074 -- Cedar Falls Public Library (Cedar Falls)

TYPH572 -- Cedar Rapids Public Library (Cedar Rapids)

BAPH771 -- Des Moines Public Library (Des Moines)

GEPG771 -- West Des Moines Public Library (West Des Moines)