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Don't Worry, He Won't Get Far on Foot: The…
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Don't Worry, He Won't Get Far on Foot: The Autobiography of a Dangerous Man (utgåvan 1989)

av John Callahan (Författare)

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Now a major motion picture directed by Gus Van Sant and starring Joaquin Phoenix, Jonah Hill, and Rooney Mara Featuring more than 60 of Callahan's original cartoons "When people laugh like hell and then say, 'That's not funny,' you can be pretty sure they're talking about John Callahan."-- P.J. O'Rourke In 1972, at the age of 21, John Callahan was involved in a car crash that severed his spine and made him a quadriplegic. A heavy drinker since the age of 12 (alcohol had played a role in his crash), the accident could have been the beginning of a downward spiral. Instead, it sparked a personal transformation. After extensive physical therapy, he was eventually able to grasp a pen in his right hand and make rudimentary drawings. By 1978, Callahan had sworn off drinking for good, and begun to draw cartoons. Over the next three decades, until his death in 2010, Callahan would become one of the nation's most beloved--and at times polarizing--cartoonists. His work, which shows off a wacky and sometimes warped sense of humor, pokes fun at social conventions and pushes boundaries. One cartoon features Christ at the cross with a thought bubble reading "T.G.I.F." In another, three sheriffs on horseback approach an empty wheelchair in the desert. "Don't worry," one sheriff says to another, "He won't get far on foot." Don't Worry, He Won't Get Far on Foot recounts Callahan's life story, from the harrowing to the hilarious. Featuring more than 60 of Callahan's cartoons, it's a compelling look at art, addiction, disability, and fame. A film adaptation scheduled for 2018, starring Joaquin Phoenix as John Callahan, will bring fresh attention to this underappreciated classic.          … (mer)
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Titel:Don't Worry, He Won't Get Far on Foot: The Autobiography of a Dangerous Man
Författare:John Callahan (Författare)
Info:William Morrow & Co (1989), Edition: 1st, 219 pages
Samlingar:Lästa men inte ägda
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Taggar:autobiography, disability, cartoons

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quadriplegic cartoonist, moving & funny
  ritaer | May 10, 2020 |
Its a thoughtful autobiography of the authors life from childhood until his 30s. His story is on of tremendous emotional and physical hardship. While there is a lot of pain, the author injects a lot of dark (sometimes very dark) humor. ( )
  grandpahobo | Sep 26, 2019 |
Story of a quadraplegic and how he got that way and how he copes The man is nuts - writes cartoons and comes up with lines like the title. ( )
  WinonaBaines | Dec 5, 2015 |
Quadriplegic and a recovering alcoholic and yet able to laugh and to find humor in things others would find a reason for self pity. This moving account of his alcoholism and his accident which left him paralyzed from the neck down, is inspirational, but also full of humor, yes sick humor, but humor, nevertheless,His drawings are priceless and every page of this book is worth reading over and over again. Want a laugh? Run out and buy this book, if you can find it, as it was written in 1990. Try, try to find a resource to buy it. You won't regret it, ever. I heartily recommend this book for everyone! ( )
  bakersfieldbarbara | Mar 15, 2014 |
Surprisingly entertaining disability narrative that turns out to be an alcoholism narrative, by the Portland cartoonist. Has many startlingly funny turns of phrase ("standing at the corner of Whatsa Vista Boulevard and Three Millionth Street" in Orange County) and some excellent shop talk on the cartooning business.
  athenasowl | Aug 2, 2011 |
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Now a major motion picture directed by Gus Van Sant and starring Joaquin Phoenix, Jonah Hill, and Rooney Mara Featuring more than 60 of Callahan's original cartoons "When people laugh like hell and then say, 'That's not funny,' you can be pretty sure they're talking about John Callahan."-- P.J. O'Rourke In 1972, at the age of 21, John Callahan was involved in a car crash that severed his spine and made him a quadriplegic. A heavy drinker since the age of 12 (alcohol had played a role in his crash), the accident could have been the beginning of a downward spiral. Instead, it sparked a personal transformation. After extensive physical therapy, he was eventually able to grasp a pen in his right hand and make rudimentary drawings. By 1978, Callahan had sworn off drinking for good, and begun to draw cartoons. Over the next three decades, until his death in 2010, Callahan would become one of the nation's most beloved--and at times polarizing--cartoonists. His work, which shows off a wacky and sometimes warped sense of humor, pokes fun at social conventions and pushes boundaries. One cartoon features Christ at the cross with a thought bubble reading "T.G.I.F." In another, three sheriffs on horseback approach an empty wheelchair in the desert. "Don't worry," one sheriff says to another, "He won't get far on foot." Don't Worry, He Won't Get Far on Foot recounts Callahan's life story, from the harrowing to the hilarious. Featuring more than 60 of Callahan's cartoons, it's a compelling look at art, addiction, disability, and fame. A film adaptation scheduled for 2018, starring Joaquin Phoenix as John Callahan, will bring fresh attention to this underappreciated classic.          

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