The Party (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781683963721)

Created in the 1960s, The Party takes place in the Hamptons. It's attended by captains of industry, tycoons, magnates, moguls, and various undistinguishable fat cats, luxuriating in their tuxedos, evening gowns, and prattling small talk. The depiction of one grotesquerie after another -- often couples -- cavorting through the haze of booze and caviar, with the occasional wanton display of sybaritically libidinal impulse. Ungerer accompanies each full-page image with a hilarious, hand-lettered caption, which provides the characters' names and a brief deadpan description of their social standings, creating a dissonance between image and text.

Author: Tomi Ungerer
ISBN-10: 1683963725
ISBN-13: 9781683963721
Publisher: Fantagraphics Books
Language: English
Published: 11/10/2020
Pages: 136
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.40lbs
Size: 11.90h x 8.90w x 0.40d

Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 10/12/2020