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Billy Budd, KGB Paperback - 2016

by Jerome Charyn; Francois Boucq (Illustrator); Introduction by Paul Pope


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"Vivid and sensitive." -- Publishers Weekly.
Inspired by Herman Melville's novella, this graphic novel recounts a gifted and nave young man's recruitment by the Soviet secret service and his adventures in New York City as a spy. The tale begins in the aftermath of World War II, when a Ukrainian orphan with remarkable psychic powers is selected and trained by the KGB. Two decades later he arrives in the United States to lead a double life. Operating under the name Billy Budd, he conducts espionage while working with a construction crew that builds skyscrapers. Billy's rescue of a co-worker and the resulting friendship lead the agent in the direction of a spiritual existence, a previously unimaginable possibility. But can Billy escape his Soviet masters?
This edition features a new English translation by author Jerome Charyn, who previously collaborated with illustrator Franois Boucq on the acclaimed graphic novel The Magician's Wife. An Introduction by Paul Pope, author and illustrator of Batman: Year 100, provides additional insights into this Cold War thriller.
Suggested for mature readers.

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  • Title Billy Budd, KGB
  • Author Jerome Charyn; Francois Boucq (Illustrator); Introduction by Paul Pope
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition Paperback
  • Pages 144
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Dover Publications
  • Date 2016
  • Illustrated Yes
  • ISBN 9780486803913 / 0486803910
  • Weight 1.4 lbs (0.64 kg)
  • Dimensions 10.9 x 8.3 x 0.4 in (27.69 x 21.08 x 1.02 cm)
  • Library of Congress subjects Comic books, strips, etc, COMICS & GRAPHIC NOVELS / Crime & Mystery
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 2016021703
  • Dewey Decimal Code 741.597

About the author

Called a contemporary American Balzac by New York Newsday, Jerome Charyn is the author of thirty novels, three memoirs, eight graphic novels, and other acclaimed works. Two of his memoirs were named New York Times Book of the Year, he has been a finalist for the PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction, and he was awarded a John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Fellowship in 1983. Charyn has also received the Rosenthal Award from the American Academy of Arts and Letters and has been named Commander of Arts and Letters (Ordre des Arts et des Lettres) by the French Minister of Culture.
Franois Boucq is a French comic book artist, best known for creating the character Jrme Moucherot. He was awarded the Grand Prix de la ville d'Angoulme in 1998.
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