The Smell of Starving Boys

The Smell of Starving Boys

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Publisher's Synopsis

Texas, 1872. With the Civil War over, exploration has resumed in the territories to the west of the Mississippi, and the geologist Stingley is looking to capitalize.

Together with photographer Oscar Forrest, who catalogues the terrain, and their young assistant, Milton, Stingley strikes out into territory that might one day support a new civilization. But this is no virgin land. As the frontiersmen move west, it becomes clear that the expedition won't go unchallenged. Stingley has led them into a hostile region: the native Comanches' last bastion of resistance. In a spectacular landscape, under the looming threat of attack, the boundaries between two worlds dissolve. As social conventions disappear and personal inhibitions go into retreat, an intimate relationship develops between Oscar and Milton.

The Smell of Starving Boys is an intense Western about the clash of two worlds: one old, one new; one defined by rationality and technology, the other by shamanism and nature.
 

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SelfMadeHero

SelfMadeHero

SelfMadeHero is a quirky independent publishing house committed to producing ground-breaking work in the graphic novel medium. We commission independently minded, commercially successful work while championing the very best graphic novels in translation. We are extremely proud of our high editorial and production values and are known for successfully promoting our authors through our innovative press and marketing campaigns. UK Young Publisher of the Year 2008: Winner. The FutureBook Digital Innovation Awards 2011: Highly Commended

Book information

ISBN: 9781910593400
Publisher: SelfMadeHero
Imprint: SelfMadeHero
Pub date:
DEWEY: 741.59494
DEWEY edition: 23
Language: English
Number of pages: 108
Weight: 1040g
Height: 319mm
Width: 243mm
Spine width: 20mm