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Out of Line: The Art of Jules Feiffer Hardcover – May 19, 2015

by Martha Fay (Author), Jules Feiffer (Illustrator), Leonard S. Marcus (Introduction),
4.4 out of 5 stars 24 ratings

The essential retrospective of the Pulitzer Prize-winning cartoonist and writer whose signature brand of satire inspired generations.

Everyone knows a Jules Feiffer illustration when they see one. His characters leap across the page, each line resonating with humor and psychological insight. Over Feiffer's prolific seventy-year career, his nimble and singular imagination has given us new perspectives as well as biting satires on politics, love, marriage, and religion―all imbued with the playful anarchy of a child.

Feiffer's varied output includes children's books (The Phantom Tollbooth and Bark, George), plays (Little Murders), movies (Carnal Knowledge and Popeye), and comic strips (most notably in his Pulitzer Prize-winning Village Voice comic strip of forty-two years).

Out of Line: The Art of Jules Feiffer covers the entirety of Feiffer's celebrated career, providing a revealing glimpse into his creative process and his role as America's foremost Renaissance man of the arts.

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  1. Print length
    272 pages
  2. Language
    English
  3. Publisher
    Abrams Books
  4. Publication date
    May 19, 2015
  5. Dimensions
    11.25 x 1.25 x 10.5 inches
  6. ISBN-10
    1419700669
  7. ISBN-13
    978-1419700668
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About the Author

Martha Fay is an essayist and the author of several works of nonfiction, including A Mortal Condition and walking guides to New York City, Rome, and Tuscany. She lives in Brooklyn and Italy.

Jules Feiffer (b. 1929) is an award-winning writer, illustrator, screenwriter, playwright, children’s book author, and cartoonist. He lives in East Hampton, New York.

Leonard S. Marcus is a historian, biographer, and critic whose award-winning books include Margaret Wise Brown: Awakened by the Moon; Dear Genius: The Letters of Ursula Nordstrom; The Annotated Phantom Tollbooth; and Maurice Sendak: A Celebration of the Artist and His Work. He is a regular contributor to the New York Times Book Review, writes a column on illustrated books for the Horn Book magazine, and is a three-time judge of the New York Times Best Illustrated Books of the Year prize. Marcus lectures about his work to audiences throughout the U.S. and around the world and has been featured on numerous programs on television and radio. He is a founding trustee of the Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art and teaches a popular course on children’s literature and child development at New York University.

Mike Nichols was a writer, director, producer, and comedian, and one of only twelve people who have won all four major American entertainment awards (EGOT): four Emmys (two apiece for Wit, Angels in America), a Grammy (An Evening with Mike Nichols and Elaine May), an Oscar (The Graduate), and nine Tonys (Barefoot in the Park, Luv, The Odd Couple, Plaza Suite, The Prisoner of Second Avenue, Annie, The Real Thing, Monty Python’s Spamalot, and Death of a Salesman). Other noteworthy films include Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, Carnal Knowledge, and Working Girl. Among his many honors were the Lincoln Center Gala Tribute (1999), the National Medal of Arts (2001), the Kennedy Center Honors (2003), and the AFI Life Achievement Award (2010).

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Abrams Books; Annotated edition (May 19, 2015)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 272 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1419700669
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1419700668
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 4.16 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 11.25 x 1.25 x 10.5 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.4 out of 5 stars 24 ratings

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  • Greg Manley
    4.0 out of 5 stars Highly recommend the book but don't buy the Kindle edition - you can't read the cartoons.
    Reviewed in Canada on January 3, 2021
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    Absolutely loved this book. Jules Feiffer is one of my favourite cartoonists. His satirical look at society is as important now as when he published in the Village Voice - maybe even more so! I had no idea his depth and breadth of talent. That's the good part. Unfortunately the Kindle Edition has poor quality scans of the artwork making them impossible to read as the words are too blurry. For the cost of the Kindle edition, one should be able to read the comics. In hindsight I would not have purchased the Kindle edition (expensive), and spent a few extra bucks on the hardcover version.
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  • Lion70
    5.0 out of 5 stars Feiffer, meraviglia e nostalgia
    Reviewed in Italy on July 14, 2024
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    Ho comprato a un prezzo ragionevole questo bellissimo volume illustrato, che riassume la carriera artistica di uno dei cartoonist più originali della seconda metà del 900. Si trovano i primi tentativi infantili, già ricchi di promesse, passando per la ricerca più matura del proprio stile, scoprendo che l’approdo alla sintesi elegante e “informale” è il prodotto di studio e ricerca, non estranea all’influenza di modelli a lui contemporanei. Per chi ama Feiffer, un bellissimo regalo, che getta, ahimè, una luce sinistra sulla satira attuale, fatta di meme senza alcuna pretesa autoriale e priva di qualunque stile ed eleganza.
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