The Nao of Brown

Glyn Dillon’s comics illustrations have appeared in several works from Vertigo, including The Sandman. He has also worked as an artist, animator, and designer in film and television. He lives in London, England.

出版者:Harry N. Abrams

作者:Glyn Dillon

页数:208

出版时间:2012-10-1

价格:USD 25.95

装帧:Hardcover

isbn号码:9781906838423

图书标签:漫画欧美漫画comic/graphic_novel图像小说Comic欧漫

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Twenty-eight-year-old Nao Brown, who’s hafu (half Japanese, half English), is not well. She’s suffering from obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) and fighting violent urges to harm other people. But that’s not who she really wants to be. Nao has dreams. She wants to quiet her unruly mind; she wants to get her design and illustration career off the ground; and she wants to find love, perfect love.

Nao’s life continues to seesaw. Her boyfriend dumps her; a toy deal falls through. But she also meets Gregory, an interesting washing-machine repairman, and Ray, an art teacher at the Buddhist Center. She begins to draw and meditate to ease her mind and open her heart—and in doing so comes to a big realization: Life isn’t black-and-white after all . . . it’s much more like brown.

Praise for The Nao of Brown:

“Lushly rendered, passionately digressive” —The New York Times

“Dillon turns in a narrative tour de force, featuring a script that works in perfect concert with almost cinematic art reminiscent of Milo Manara, but with far more expressive characters. A triumph of comics for grownups, this is a must-read.” —Publishers Weekly, starred review

“The art in The Nao of Brown is absolutely gorgeous . . . An intense story about a young woman who fights as hard to get out of her own head as some superheroes fight to save the world.” —The Onion’s A.V. Club

“This was the best read I have had in a long time.” —Scott Stantis, cartoonist for the Chicago Tribune

“Dillon makes his grand return in what can only be described as a visual spectacle.” —The Beat

“Amazing artwork; a truly novelistic piece of storytelling, full of wisdom and compassion; and a book which is a beautiful artifact, a treat for those of a bibliophilic inclination.” —Comic Book Resources

“The battles are internal, but no less monumental for all of that. Such inner wars made Sandman a classic, and I have no doubt that Dillon’s graphic novel will likewise be regarded as a seminal work in comic art.” —The Houston Press Art Attack blog

“Psychologically complex and surprising.” —Paste Magazine

“It’s a masterpiece, and I really can’t recommend it enough.” —Comic Book Resources

“Penciled and watercolored by hand, the pages glow with a lush realism, even in their darkest moments. The ever present motif of red can either anchor or engulf the reader, but always provides a vibrant glimpse into Nao’s life.” —Asian Fortune News

读后感

从拿到《The NAO of Brown》之初，就有点期待“要是能出中文版就好了”。一方面是英文真看不太懂，再是觉得好漫画，就应该被更多人看到。不过终归没报什么希望——这种题材不娱乐、作者不知名、情节口味“重”的非主流漫画，出中文版的概率几乎是没有的。 然后就被喜闻乐见地打...  

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用户评价

看着《轮到你了》的结尾，就想到了这本......每个下雨天都会想起这本，还有每次去洗衣店的时候。

个人喜好之不能接受：一场车祸就“顿悟”的戏码、接近结局时用四页文字小说来阐述一个角色的背景给我一种挥之不去的偷懒感、即便知道Ichi的故事内核和奈绪的故事有共性但还是不能接受这样讲着讲着插播另一个故事的narrative（虽然是烂大街的narrative）...开头结尾相呼应，点赞。总体而言，想要Steve Meek这样的老板&朋友齁。

看着《轮到你了》的结尾，就想到了这本......每个下雨天都会想起这本，还有每次去洗衣店的时候。

高潮部分的节奏快的让人停不下来以至于看完之后脑子里久久的在回想整本书的各个细节，细节方面很值得推敲，总的来说是一本很值得看的漫画，关于OCD的部分就有点呵呵- -

看着《轮到你了》的结尾，就想到了这本......每个下雨天都会想起这本，还有每次去洗衣店的时候。