How to Be Happy
Eleanor DavisEleanor Davis is an award winning illustrator with a client list including The New Yorker, Fantagraphics Books, Nobrow Press, Lucky Peach, and The Guardian. How to be Happy is her first collection of graphic/literary short stories. Much of the work collected here has previously appeared in MOME, Nobrow, or has been self-published online. Davis achieves a rare, subtle poignancy in her narratives that are at once compelling and elusive, pregnant with mystery and a deeply satisfying emotional resonance. She works in many different styles – sketchy drawing, polished pen and ink line work, and meticulously designed full color painted panels – but its always in the service of a narrative that builds to a quietly devastating climax. Full color with 48 black and white pages.
| status | checked out |
|---|---|
| genre | Literature and Fiction » General Literature |
| publisher | Fantagraphics |
| publish date | August 28, 2014 |
| popularity | checked out 5 time(s) |
Beautifully drawn and adorable! How to be Happy is a series of comic strips using a slew of mostly unnamed characters in various unrelated settings. Most of these short stories involve navigating sadness, grief, and change.