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001			on1102183273
003			OCoLC
005			20200508151850.0
008			190524t20202020quca 6 000 0 eng d
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019			_a1143694575
020			_a9781770463875 _q(hbk.)
020			_a1770463879 _q(hbk.)
035			_a(OCoLC)1102183273 _z(OCoLC)1143694575
092			_aDeForge, _bMichael
049			_aNFGA
100	1		_aDeForge, Michael, _d1987- _eauthor, _eillustrator. _9239462
245	1	0	_aFamiliar face / _cMichael DeForge.
250			_aFirst edition.
264		1	_a[Montréal, Québec] : _bDrawn & Quarterly, _c2020.
264		4	_c©2020
300			_a175 pages : _bchiefly illustrations (chiefly color) ; _c18 cm
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
336			_astill image _bsti _2rdacontent
337			_aunmediated _bn _2rdamedia
338			_avolume _bnc _2rdacarrier
520			_a"The bodies of citizens and the infrastructure surrounding them is constantly updating. People can't recognize themselves in old pictures, and they wake up in apartments of completely different sizes and shapes. Commuter routes radically differ day to day. The citizens struggle with adaptability as updates happen too quickly, and the changes are far too radical to be intuitive. There is no way to resist--the updates are enacted by a nameless, faceless force. The narrator of Familiar Face works in the government's department of complaints, reading through citizens' reports of the issues they've had with the system updates. The job isn't to fix anything but rather to be the sole human sounding board, a comfort in a system so decidedly impersonal. These complaints aren't mere bug reports--they can be anything: existential, petty, just plain heartbreaking. Michael DeForge's ability to find the humanity and emotional truth within the outlandish bureaucracy of everyday life is unparalleled. The signatures of his work--a vibrant color palette, surreal designs, and a self-aware sense of humor--enliven an often bleak technocratic future. Familiar Face is a masterful and deeply funny exploration of how we define our sense of self, and how we cope when so much of life is out of our control."--Amazon.com
650		0	_aSurrealism _vComic books, strips, etc. _9393254
655		7	_aComics (Graphic works) _2lcgft _9204
655		7	_aGraphic novels. _2lcgft _9205
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