HUNTINGTON, WEST VIRGINIA: ON THE FLY
Book ID/图书代码： 01240011B44734
English Summary/英文概要： With an appreciation by Anthony Bourdain
HAVE ATTITUDE, WILL TRAVEL
Harvey Pekar changed the face of comics when his American Splendor series replaced traditional slam-bang superhero action with slice-of-life tales of his own very ordinary existence in Cleveland, Ohio, as a file clerk, jazz-record collector, and philosophical curmudgeon. Much as Seinfeld famously transcended sitcom conventions by being “a show about nothing,” Pekar’s deadpan chronicles of regular life—peppered with wry and caustic reflections—have transformed comics from escapist fantasy into social commentary with voice balloons.
Huntington, West Virginia “On the Fly” is prime Pekar, recounting the irascible everyman’s on-the-road encounters with a cross section of characters—a career criminal turned limo-driving entrepreneur, a toy merchant obsessed with restoring a vintage diner, comic-book archivists, indie filmmakers, and children of the sixties—all of whom have stories to tell. By turns funny, poignant, and insightful, these portraits à la Pekar showcase a one-of-a-kind master at work, channeling the stuff of average life into genuine American art.
Chinese Summary/中文概要： 安桑尼•波丹（Anthony Bourdain）评论，“重塑态度，洗涤心灵”。
哈维将其漫画式自传改头换面重新上市。他的作品可不是“绣花枕头”，而是内容充实，发人深省。
这里，作者描写的是处在十字路口的人物，包括从职业罪犯到开豪华车的企业家的跳跃、玩具商、漫画整理人、独立电影制作人等等，每一个人都有好多故事可以讲。他塑造的形象时而有趣，时而活泼，时而敏锐，一个个俨然出自大师笔下，真实自然不做作。(兼职翻译-XJJ)
Awards/获奖情况：“A visit with Harvey Pekar . . . will cause you to reexamine your own life . . . just as the greatest literature will.”---Austin Chronicle
(奥斯丁历史（Austin Chronicle）：“看过哈维的人都会重新审视自己的生活就像最伟大的文学所具有的魔力那样。”)
About the Author/作者介绍： Harvey Pekar, a native of Cleveland, is best known for his autobiographical slice-of-life comic book series American Splendor, a first person account of his downtrodden life. He is also a jazz critic whose reviews have been published in The Boston Herald, The Austin Chronicle, and Jazz Times. He has done freelance work for the critically acclaimed radio station WKSU and has appeared many times on Late Night with David Letterman.
哈维•佩卡（Harvey Pekar），克利夫兰人，爵士乐评论家，自由职业者，因其漫画式自传系列《美国荣耀》（American Splendor）闻名世界，以第一人称描写了一段被践踏的生活。
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