When the Wind Blows: The bestselling graphic novel for adults from the creator of The Snowman - Softcover

Briggs, Raymond

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0140094199 ISBN 13: 9780140094190

Publisher: Penguin, 1986

Synopsis

Raymond Briggs' now famous bestselling comic cartoon book depicts the effects of a nuclear attack on an elderly couple in his usual humorous yet macabre way.

About this title

About the Author:

Raymond Briggs is one of our most respected and beloved artists. Born in Wimbledon Park in 1934, he studied at the Wimbledon School of Art and later at the Slade School of Fine Art, and went on to produce a treasure trove of work. He has created characters that are now icons for generations of children, including Fungus the Bogeyman, Father Christmas and, of course, the beloved Snowman. The biography of his parents in graphic novel form, Ethel & Ernest, became a bestseller in the UK, and an animated feature film based on the novel was released in 2016. He has won many awards over his career including the Kurt Maschler Award, The Children's Book of the Year, Dutch Silver Pen Award, and the prestigious Kate Greenaway Award twice for his Mother Goose Nursery Treasury and Father Christmas. In 2017 Raymond was awarded the Booktrust Lifetime Achievement Award. He lives in Sussex.

Synopsis:

Raymond Briggs's comic cartoon book depicts the effects of a nuclear attack on an elderly couple, in his usual humorous, yet macabre way.

About this edition

• Publisher: Penguin
• Publication date: 1986
• ISBN 10: 0140094199
• ISBN 13: 9780140094190
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 48