Monk!
Thelonious, Pannonica, and the Friendship Behind a Musical Revolution
Published on 1. September 2018
Book
Hardback
352 pages
978-1-62672-434-1 (ISBN)
Description
She is Pannonica de Koenigswarter, British baroness of the Rothschild family. He is Thelonious Sphere Monk, a musical genius fighting against the whims of his troubled mind. Their enduring friendship begins in 1951 and ends only with Monk's death 1982.
Set against the backdrop of New York in the 1950s, this graphic biography explores the rare alchemy between two brilliant beings separated by an ocean of social status, race, and culture, but united by an infinite love for music.
Thoroughly researched by author Youssef Daoudi and rendered in his spontaneous, evocative pen and ink, Monk! seems to make visible jazz itself.
Set against the backdrop of New York in the 1950s, this graphic biography explores the rare alchemy between two brilliant beings separated by an ocean of social status, race, and culture, but united by an infinite love for music.
Thoroughly researched by author Youssef Daoudi and rendered in his spontaneous, evocative pen and ink, Monk! seems to make visible jazz itself.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
New Milford
United States
Publishing group
Roaring Brook Press
Illustrations
Two-color illustrations throughout
Dimensions
Height: 223 mm
Width: 161 mm
Thickness: 35 mm
Weight
833 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-62672-434-1 (9781626724341)
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Person
Youssef Daoudi is a comic artist and illustrator living in France. He worked as an art director for multinational advertising firms for fifteen years before committing himself to writing and drawing graphic novels. He is an avid traveler, and New York is one of the most inspiring cities he ever visited.