The Art of Flying

by Antonio Altarriba

"When published in 2009, The Art of Flying was hailed as a landmark in the history of the graphic novel in Spain for its deeply touching synthesis of individual and collective memories. A deeply personal testament, Altarriba's account of what led his father to commit suicide at the age of ninety is a detective novel of sorts, one that traces his father's life from an impoverished childhood in Aragon, to service with Franco's army in the Civil war,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 022409937X
• ISBN13: 9780224099370
• Release Date: January 2015
• Publisher: Jonathan Cape
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 1.53 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.8" x 9.6"