Ice Haven
Clowes, Daniel
ISBN 10: 037542332X ISBN 13: 9780375423321
Published by Pantheon, 2005
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Synopsis:
The author of Ghost World presents an offbeat tour of the sleepy Midwestern town of Ice Haven and its unusual inhabitants, including Random Wilder, the narrator and would-be poet laureate of the town; his arch-rival Ida Wentz; the lovelorn Violet Van der Plazt and Vida Wentz; Mr. and Mrs. Ames, a detective team; and others. Mature.
About the Author: Daniel Clowes was born in Chicago in 1961. He is the creator of the comic book Eight-Ball, twenty-one issues of which have been published to date. His work has appeared in Esquire, The New Yorker, Vogue, Time, and Newsweek, among others. A feature film based on his 1998 book, Ghost World, starring Thora Birch, was released in 2001 by MGM. He lives a childless, petless life in California with his beloved wife.
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Bibliographic Details
Title: Ice Haven
Publisher: Pantheon
Publication Date: 2005
Binding: hardcover
Condition: Very Good