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Nick Bantock was born in Stourbridge, England on the 14th of July 1949. He went to school in the suburbs of North East London, and from there moved on to an art college in the market town of Maidstone, Kent. At the age of 23, he quit his job in a gambling house and began working as a freelance visa mer illustrator. In 16 years he produced approximately 300 book covers, including novels by Philip Roth and John Updike. During the winter of 1988 he moved to Vancouver Canada, and two years later started work on his own books. He is most well known for his Griffin and Sabine Trilogy, an artful representation of a long distance romance. His other works include The Artful Dodger: Images and Reflections (2000) - a visual autobiography, and retrospective, Urgent 2nd Class: Creating Curious Collage, Dubious Documents, and Other Art from Ephemera (2004) and Windflower (2006) - with Edoardo Ponti. (Bowker Author Biography) Nick Bantock is the author of numerous illustrated novels, most recently "The Artful Dodger" and the tenth anniversary, limited edition of "Griffin & Sabine". Born in England, he now lives in Vancouver, British Columbia. (Publisher Provided) visa färre
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Verk av Nick Bantock

Griffin & Sabine: An Extraordinary Correspondence (1991) — Författare — 2,875 exemplar
The Forgetting Room (1997) 720 exemplar
Museum at Purgatory (1999) 670 exemplar
Egyptian Jukebox (1993) 401 exemplar
The Pharos Gate: Griffin & Sabine's Lost Correspondence (2016) — Författare — 194 exemplar
Windflower (2006) 188 exemplar
Kubla Khan: A Pop-Up Version of Coleridge's Classic (1816) — Illustratör — 180 exemplar
Dubious Documents: A Puzzle (2018) 76 exemplar
The Morning Star Trilogy (2004) — Författare — 66 exemplar
Solomon Grundy: A Pop-Up Rhyme (1992) 53 exemplar
WINGS (A Pop-Up Book) (1990) 38 exemplar
Griffin & Sabine Deluxe 6-Volume Set (2004) — Författare — 17 exemplar
Griffin & Sabine Writing Box (1994) 12 exemplar
The Gryphon Notecards (2001) 4 exemplar
Griffin & Sabine Notecards (1992) 4 exemplar
Capolan Blank Journal (1997) 2 exemplar

Associerade verk

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The Canterbury Tales: A Retelling (2009) — Illustratör, vissa utgåvor528 exemplar
Sötsur (1982) — Omslag, vissa utgåvor387 exemplar
Dark Crusade (1976) — Omslag, vissa utgåvor259 exemplar
Death Angel's Shadow (1973) — Omslag, vissa utgåvor223 exemplar
Glamour (1984) — Omslag, vissa utgåvor215 exemplar
Son of It Was a Dark and Stormy Night (1986) — Cover illustration — 162 exemplar
A Nest of Nightmares (1986) — Omslag, vissa utgåvor119 exemplar
Aliens in Space : An Illustrated Guide to the Inhabited Galaxy (1979) — Illustratör, vissa utgåvor100 exemplar
Starliners (1980) — Illustratör, vissa utgåvor62 exemplar
The Fantastic Planet : A World of Magic and Mystery (1980) — Illustratör, vissa utgåvor46 exemplar

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Vedertaget namn
Bantock, Nick
Namn enligt folkbokföringen
Bantock, Nicholas
Andra namn
Fox, Nick
Födelsedag
1949-07-14
Kön
male
Nationalitet
UK
Födelseort
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, UK
Bostadsorter
Saltspring Island, British Columbia, Canada
London, England, UK
Maidstone, Kent, England
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Bowen Island, British Columbia, Canada
Utbildning
Kent Institute of Art and Design (BA ∙ fine art)
Yrken
artist
illustrator
author
Priser och utmärkelser
Bill Duthie Bookseller's Choice Award (1993)
Kort biografi
Nick Bantock was born in England. He went to school in the soulless suburbs of North East London, and from there he moved on to art college in the market town of Maidstone, Kent. At the age of 23, he gave up his job in a betting shop and began working as a freelance illustrator. Over the next 16 years, he produced covers for approximately 300 books, including novels by Philip Roth and John Updike. During the winter of 1988, he moved to Vancouver with his wife and young son. Two years later, he decided to try his hand at creating pop-up books, and the legend "Griffin and Sabine" was born.

Medlemmar

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I used to see this book around a lot as a kid but never read it somehow. It's good! Nice twists, and perfectly creepy.
 
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caedocyon | 66 andra recensioner | Feb 23, 2024 |
This is Nick Bantock's autobiography of his creative life and development as an artist. The road was initially a bit rocky and early art instructors were not encouraging about his prospects. Thankfully, he persevered and did not give up on his dream and we now have his lovely books to sigh over. The Artful Dodger is full of his beautiful illustrations/collages with a bit on his idea development.
 
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varielle | 8 andra recensioner | Feb 18, 2024 |
What an extraordinary book! This book absolutely transported me to another dimension and whisked me around the globe to exotic locales. It consumed me with a spine-tingling auro of mystique. The evocation of the classical muse was nothing short of brilliant. And the illustrations were outstanding. They were magical, abstract and so imaginative and colorful and a great fabric weaving together the drama of Griffin and Sabine. The use of physical letters (gorgeous unto themselves, also lavishly illustrated and brilliantly printed) was a wonderful added touch.

I was left feeling a little bit like someone stranded on a remote island somewhere, a bit devastated that I was no closer to resolution than when I started. But of course, that's how life works.

While this book is the second of a Griffin & Sabine series, it was perfectly enjoyable as a stand alone.

I highly recommend this beautiful, artistic and creative production.
… (mer)
 
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shirfire218 | 29 andra recensioner | Jan 8, 2024 |
I've been reading through the Sandman series by Neil Gaiman and needed a break from the darkness, so I picked this off the shelf and devoured it in about an hour. It has been many many years since I last read it, and it was exactly the tonic I needed to the darkness of Sandman.

The story is both fantastic and mysterious. The characters are pretty light, but the plot and the artistry within the pages is wonderful.
 
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PurplOttr | 19 andra recensioner | Dec 1, 2023 |

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Verk
50
Även av
13
Medlemmar
16,622
Popularitet
#1,362
Betyg
3.9
Recensioner
315
ISBN
125
Språk
6
Favoritmärkt
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