La Conspiracion/ The Plot/ Spanish Edition [Paperback]

Will Eisner (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 25, 2005

The Plot examines the outrageous fabrication of The Protocols of the Elders of Zion, which purports to be the actual blueprint by Jewish leaders to take over the world. Hatched as an anti-Semitic plot by the tsar's secret police to deflect widespread criticism of the government, the Protocols, first published in 1905, succeeded beyond the propagandistic ambitions of its originators; the lie became an internationally accepted truth. Presenting a pageant of historical figures including Tsar Nicholas II, Henry Ford, and Adolf Hitler, Eisner exposes the twisted history of the Protocols from nineteenth-century Russia to modern-day Klan members to Islamic fundamentalists. The Plot unravels one of the most devastating hoaxes of the twentieth century.

Editorial Reviews

From the Publisher

COMENTARIO/REVIEWS English:

"It is a testament to Eisner, and his skill in the genre, that he packs so much historical narrative into so few pages. ''The Plot" tells the story of ''The Protocols of the Elders of Zion" with a wallop, and makes you writhe in disbelief at how this rubbish has served as a justification for so much political and human wreckage." –Boston Globe

"The Plot lives as a vivid confirmation of Eisner's belief in the comics medium's potency for simply, effectively conveying ideas." –" Eisner brilliantly illustrates the twisted journey of this infamous text, from the shadows of European anti-Semitism and the Russian court to the front pages of Western newspapers owned by Ford. It took an artist of the caliber and genius of Will Eisner to bring this fascinating tale to life for a generation that may have forgotten how this lie first began to circulate. With the "Protocols of Zion" more popular than ever in Europe and in the Arab world, Eisner's book has emerged at a propitious time. It is, indeed, his crowning achievement." –Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

"[N]oble, purposeful and well researched. It's also an ambitious blend of graphic, Eisner's primary strength, and history. If at times it is too much novel and not enough graphic, in the end its esthetic balance matters less than its effect." –Chicago Sun-Times

"Eisner's extensive reprinting of text from the Protocols side by side with excerpts from the French book [from which it was plagiarized] doesn't make for riveting comics, but it does demonstrate the plagiarism explicitly. Recommended." –Library Journal

"The ink-wash drawings here are among [Eisner's] most exquisite work, and his characters have the kind of grandly expressive, minutely observed body language that was his specialty." –Publishers Weekly

"The Plot carries through Eisner's ambitious legacy to the end...Eisner's final work attempts the ultimate challenge of an artwork: something that will change the world. As such, it makes a perfect capstone to the oeuvre of one of comix' greatest forward-thinkers." –Andrew Arnold, Time

"Eisner has a tender touch with the everyman. The Plot is a portrait of human folly pared down to its bones. As with all great literature, reading it, one is aware only of the story." –San Francisco Chronicle

"In The Plot, Eisner tells a story not at all comic. The telling is nonetheless generous and even heroic. Eisner understood that the magic of sequential art, or graphic narrative — whatever you want to call it — is its unrivaled power to distill complex stories into comprehensible narratives and to compel audiences young and old. Harnessing this power, Eisner's parting gift to his current and future readers, and to the Jews, is nothing less than the best attempt ever made to eradicate the lie of "Protocols," and to rescue future generations from the horrors that the text has occasioned." –Forward

"A fitting, serious and well-drawn end to Eisner's illustrious career." –The Guardian

About the Author

AUTOR /AUTHOR

Español:

Will Eisner es, sin duda, unos de los genios mundiales y maestro de maestros dentro del cómic. Empezó a mediados de los años 30, cuando el noveno arte era todavía incipiente, y fue él quien lo dotó de nuevos mecanismos gráficos y narrativos que todavía hoy siguen vigentes.

Nacido en Manhattan en 1917, fue también uno de los creadores del formato comic book. Durante años se volcó en su héroe más emblemático, Spirit, en un derroche de fantasía e inventiva que le permitió explorar todas las posibilidades del medio. Una de sus inquietudes siempre fue el arte secuencial como medio narrativo, así que inventó en 1978 el género de la novela gráfica con Contrato con dios. También es conocido por adaptaciones como Moby Dick y El Quijote, así como por sus libros teóricos sobre el arte secuencial

English:

From his early newspaper comics to the sophisticated graphic novels he produces today, Will Eisner has been a pioneering force in comics for more than sixty years. Ron Goulart, writing in Book World, declared, "A shrewd, thoughtful man, Eisner has always had a knack for deftly combining dialogue and images to tell his story." And Amazon.com, which called him "the Elvis of comics," said, "It's fair to say that Eisner invented modern comic art."

In addition to his beloved The Spirit comics series, he is the author of many acclaimed graphic novels, including A Contract with God and Dropsie Avenue and two definitive works on the creative process, Comics and Sequential Art and Graphic Storytelling. He has taught cartooning at the School of Visual Arts in New York City, and every year presides over the Eisner Awards presented at Comic-Con International in San Diego.

Product Details

• Paperback: 128 pages
• Publisher: Public Square Books (September 25, 2005)
• Language: Spanish
• ISBN-10: 1594971455
• ISBN-13: 978-1594971457
• Product Dimensions: 10.1 x 6.6 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.4 ounces
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,784,611 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)