Oxygen Mask: A Graphic Novel
Carnegie Medal-Winning Author
By Jason Reynolds
Illustrated by Jason Griffin
Harry Hartog's review
I feel like the term 'graphic novel' doesn't do this book justice. The brain child of good friends and artists, Jason Reynolds and Jason Griffin, 'Oxygen Mask' feels more like a piece of contemporary art. Every spread looks stunning, the textural quality of the imagery just scratches my brain in the right way and it's amazing how so few words can be wielded to elicit so much emotion. Told through the perspective of a young Black boy living through the pandemic and racial upheaval in the US in 2020, this book is an incredible artefact of the historic years we've just experienced. - Joyce, Harry Hartog Marrickville
Description
A searing graphic novel from Jason Reynolds and street artist Jason Griffin.
And so for anyone who didn't really know what it means to not be able to breathe, REALLY breathe, for generations, now you know. And those who already do, you'll be nodding yep yep, that is exactly how it is...
Intimately set within the walls of a family home, this book is an incredible artefact of the historic year we have all lived through. We travel from the depths of despair but not without hope; the mundane details contained within four walls becomes our sanctuary. This is a gift in commemoration of a time and place, of a world wide pandemic, of loss and of the murder of George Floyd. It is a reminder of how, in uncertain times, we can cling to the simple things for respite, for hope. A reminder of how comforting books and artworks are in times of extreme stress.
- ISBN:
- 9780571374748
- Format:
- Paperback / softback
- Pages:
- 384
- Published:
- Publisher:
- Faber & Faber
- Imprint:
- Faber & Faber
- Weight:
- 620 g