Konstfacks bibliotek

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*1001 $aDillon, Glyn,$d1971-
*24514$aThe Nao of Brown /$cGlyn Dillon
*260  $aLondon :$bSelfMadeHero,$c2012
*300  $a206 p. :$bchiefly col. ill., map ;$c27 cm.
*500  $aColored map on lining of dust jacket.
*520  $a"Nao Brown suffers from OCD, but not the hand-washing, overly tidy type that people often refer to jokingly. Nao suffers from violent, morbid obsessions, while her compulsions take the form of unseen mental rituals. Working part-time in a 'designer' vinyl toy shop, while struggling to get her own illustration career off the ground, she's still searching for that elusive love--the perfect love. And in meeting the man of her dreams, she realises... dreams can be quite weird."--Dust jacket.
*650 0$aRacially mixed people$vComic books, strips, etc.
*650 0$aObsessive-compulsive disorder$vComic books, strips, etc.
*650 0$aInterpersonal relations$vComic books, strips, etc.
*651 0$aLondon (England)$vComic books, strips, etc.
*655 0$aGraphic novels.
*655 0$aGraphic novels$zGreat Britain.
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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