Synopsis
A TIMELESS MEDITATION ON ART AND COMMERCE SEEN THROUGH THE LIFE OF AN EARLY-TWENTIETH-CENTURY JEWISH RUG MAKER
Mendleman's life goes through an upheaval when he discovers that he can no longer earn a living for his growing family doing the work that defines him—making well-crafted rugs by hand. A proud artisan, he takes his donkey-drawn cart to the market only to...
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30 March 2010
9781897299975Reviews
“James Sturmis a lean,mean storytellingmachine.His economy of style and motion delivers an exquisite poignancy that never becomes sentimental.” —ALISON BECHDEL
“Original and fascinating.” —GARRY TRUDEAU on James Sturm's America
“James Sturm's graphic narratives make us reimagine our shared history. This is historical fiction at its best.” —RUSSELL BANKS on James Sturm's America
