DEVIL'S DICTIONARY Hardcover by Ambrose Bierce

Product Details

• Publisher: Fantagraphics (2019-10-22)
• Language: English
• Paperback: 104 pages
• ISBN-13: 9781683962977
• Item Weight: 567.0 grams
• Dimensions: 0.0 x 0.0 x 0.0 cm

Illustrated word definitions with a twist in the tail.

Ambrose Bierce, a contemporary of Mark Twain’s, is known for his irreverent wit, sharp sarcasm, and sardonic view of human nature. His perennial classic of American satire, The Devil’s Dictionary, offers biting observations that lampoon people, politics, American society, and its most cherished institutions. Acclaimed New York cartoonist Keith Bendis has chosen a sampling of Bierce’s most wickedly funny definitions to bring to life through illustration. Bierce’s acerbic wit has met its perfect match with Bendis’ humorous, tongue-in-cheek watercolor drawings.

About the Author

Keith Bendis is a cartoonist with decades of credits in the likes of Time, Newsweek, The New Yorker, Vanity Fair, and Sports Illustrated. He illustrated William Safire’s “On Language” column in the New York Times Magazine for 8 years and his own feature, “New York Sketchbook” appeared in the Sunday Daily News. He has also illustrated books for both children and adults since 1974 and works regularly as a graphic recorder.