Prince of Cats
Published on 5. September 2012
Book
Hardback
144 pages
978-1-78116-488-4 (ISBN)
Description
A hip-hop retelling of William Shakespeare's "Romeo and Juliet" that focuses on Tybalt (derisively referred to as "the Prince of Cats") and his Capulet crew as they do battle nightly with the hated Montagues. Set in a Blade Runneresque version of Brooklyn, "Prince of Cats" is a mix of urban melodrama, samurai action and classic Shakespearean theater ...all written in lambic Pentameter!
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Illustrations
colour comic strip
Dimensions
Height: 228 mm
Width: 175 mm
ISBN-13
978-1-78116-488-4 (9781781164884)
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Schweitzer Classification
Person
Ronald Wimberly was the artist on Percy Carey's acclaimed memoir, SENTENCES, published in 2007 by Vertigo. As a young African American artist living in Brooklyn, he brings an authenticity to this project like no one else could. He's done extensive design and commercial work and has worked with Spike Lee on some of his film projects, most notably Miracle at St. Anna.