{"product_id":"the-sylvia-chronicles-30-years-of-graphic-misbehavior-from-reagan-to-obama-paperback","title":"The Sylvia Chronicles: 30 Years of Graphic Misbehavior from Reagan to Obama - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eNicole Hollander\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eJulies Feiffer\u003c\/b\u003e (Introduction by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrom politics to the hazards of smoking, no topic escapes being satirized in this collection of comic strips by the internationally syndicated author \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"Sylvia--that hard-drinking, chain-smoking, wisecracking dame whose voice, one imagines, would be as coarse as the wild hair she tames with her trademark scarf.\" --\u003cem\u003ePeople \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eFor over thirty years, Nicole Hollander ridiculed politics and society through the dryly witty observations of Sylvia, the protagonist of a comic strip series of the same name. With an unrelenting focus on contemporary political and social issues, \u003cem\u003eSylvia\u003c\/em\u003e delighted and outraged readers by turns with its razor-sharp humor. This edition delivers a collection of Sylvia's best observations, accompanied by Hollander's reflections on her work and the topics covered, as well as her journey to creating the character of Sylvia.\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eEven well after \u003cem\u003eSylvia\u003c\/em\u003e's final strip, the comic remains highly amusing and relevant to our own time. In addition, it provides much-needed insight into the political situation of the recent past and how it continues to shape the present.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNicole Hollander\u003c\/strong\u003e (1939-2026) was the creator of \u003cem\u003eSylvia, \u003c\/em\u003e an internationally syndicated comic strip that appeared in more than eighty newspapers, including \u003cem\u003eThe Chicago Tribune\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Detroit News\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Boston Globe, \u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Seattle Times\u003c\/em\u003e. She published sixteen collections of \u003cem\u003eSylvia\u003c\/em\u003e strips, including \u003cem\u003eThe Sylvia Chronicles: 30 Years of Graphic Misbehavior from Reagan to Obama\u003c\/em\u003e (The New Press), as well as \u003cem\u003eFemale Problems\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eMy Cat's Not Fat, He's Just Big-Boned\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 144\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.2 x 9.8 x 7.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 06, 2010\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46482846810309,"sku":"9781595584946","price":32.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0757\/6718\/5605\/files\/TV6rT7rZld9781595584946.webp?v=1782988740","url":"https:\/\/selloorium.com\/products\/the-sylvia-chronicles-30-years-of-graphic-misbehavior-from-reagan-to-obama-paperback","provider":"Selloorium","version":"1.0","type":"link"}