The Golem's Mighty Swing A Picture Novel

Sturm, James

ISBN 10: 1896597459 / ISBN 13: 9781896597454

Published by Drawn & Quarterly Pubns, 2001

About this Item

Set in the 1920s, this compelling picture novel tells the tale of The Stars of David, a Jewish Baseball Team. These bearded barnstormers roam the country taking on local teams and attracting curious patrons. When the team's season is threatened they bring to life a Golem, a legendary Jewish creature that they hope will deliver them from their trials. The Golem's Mighty Swing is a classic American Baseball Story. In near fine condition, First Printing stated. I have more than 200 baseball novels and mysteries and around 60 books on sports humor, cartoons, and comics in stock. Discounts are available when you purchase multiple items on the same order.

Seller Inventory # ABE-1691341643186

Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Golem's Mighty Swing A Picture Novel
• Publisher: Drawn & Quarterly Pubns
• Publication Date: 2001
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1896597459
• ISBN 13: 9781896597454
• Binding: Soft cover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Near Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket
• Seller catalogs:
  • humor, cartoons and comics
  • BASEBALL NOVEL OR MYSTERY

About this title

Synopsis

A Classic Look at What it Means to Belong to a New Country and to Old Traditions; Into these troubled times, when people around the world are questioning concepts of religion, nationality and identity, comes this thought-provoking and sensitive exploration of the lives of a team of Jewish immigrants. Set in the 1920s, this compelling picture novella opens as the Stars of David, a Jewish baseball team, travel from town to town earning a living by playing local squads, sporting beards as a gimmick to attract patrons. When financial difficulties threaten to end their season, they cast their lot with a Chicago promoter, Victor Paige, who proceeds to transform every baseball game into a mythical pageant, filling the stadium but also stoking the flames of anti-Semitism. Suddenly, winning the game for the Stars of David becomes less important then surviving it.

About the Author

James Sturm's first comic book series, The Cereal Killings, was followed by an ambitious series of stories, The Revival, Hundreds of Feet Below Daylight and The Golem's Mighty Swing, a trilogy Sturm refers to as American historical fiction. He was a Production Assistant for Art Spiegelman's RAW magazine, co-founded The Stranger, a free weekly alternative paper in Seattle and currently teaches at the Savannah College of Art and Design in Georgia.