John Callahan

Si a Bukowski le hubieran encargado el guion de Mar adentro, el resultado habría sido algo parecido a esto.Lo normal es que nunca te hayas reído con la historia de un cuadripléjico que busca desesperadamente salir del alcoholismo. Lo normal, claro, hasta que conoces a John Callahan.Publicadas en 1989 en Estados Unidos y traducidas ahora por primera vez al español, las memorias de este viñetista de cabecera en medios como The New Yorker y Penthouse son inspiracion y provocacion en estado puro. Callahan vivia a tope el frenesi californiano de los setenta entre drogas y alcohol cuando un accidente de trafico lo dejo en silla de ruedas. Entonces le toco morir un poco para volver a encontrarse en un viaje improbable del tequila a Dios y del vino barato a Lao-Tse, el amor propio y el humor.Si alguna vez te has visto inventando movidas para justificar tus mentiras y miserias, si te compadeces con ternura cuando ves a alguien en silla de ruedas o si sientes lastima de ti mismo en lugar de ponerte en pie, espabila: aqui hay algo para ti.

Ralph Ellison's blistering and impassioned first novel, winner of the prestigious National Book Award, tells the extraordinary story of a man invisible 'simply because people refuse to see me.' Published in 1952 when American society was on the cusp of immense change, the powerfully depicted adventures of Ellison's invisible man - from his expulsion from a Southern college to a terrifying Harlem race riot - go far beyond the story of one individual. As John Callahan says, 'In an extrarordinary imaginative leap, he hit upon the single word for the different yet shared condition of African Americans, Americans, and, for that matter, the human individual in the 20th century, and beyond'.

One of the most important American novels of the twentieth centuryThe TimesIt is sometimes advantageous to be unseen, although it is most often rather wearing on the nervesRalph Ellisons blistering and impassioned first novel tells the extraordinary story of a man invisible simply because people refuse to see me. Published in 1952 when American society was in the cusp of immense change, the powerfully depicted adventures of Ellisons invisible man - from his expulsion from a Southern college to a terrifying Harlem race riot - go far beyond the story of one individual to give voice to the experience of an entire generation of black Americans.This edition includes Ralph Ellisons introduction to the thirtieth anniversary edition of Invisible Man, a fascinating account of the novels seven-year gestation.With an Introduction by John F. CallahanBrilliant Saul Bellow

The memoir of legendary cartoonist John Callahan, now a major motion picture directed by Gus Van Sant and starring Joaquin Phoenix, Jonah Hill, and Rooney Mara.Featuring more than 60 of Callahans original cartoonsIn 1972, at the age of twenty-one, John Callahan was involved in a car crash that made him a quadriplegic. A heavy drinker since the age of twelve (alcohol had played a role in his crash), the accident could have been the beginning of a downward spiral. Instead, it sparked a personal transformation. By 1978, Callahan had sworn off drinking for good and began to draw cartoons.Over the next three decades, until his death in 2010, Callahan would become one of Americas most beloved - and at times polarising - cartoonists. His work, which shows off a wacky and sometimes warped sense of humour, pokes fun at social conventions and pushes boundaries. One cartoon features Christ at the cross with a thought bubble reading T.G.I.F. In another, three sheriffs on horseback approach an empty wheelchair in the desert. Dont worry, one sheriff says to another, He wont get far on foot.Dont Worry, He Wont Get Far on Foot recounts Callahans life story, from the harrowing to the hilarious. Featuring more than sixty of Callahans cartoons, its a compelling look at art, addiction, disability and fame.

John is the funniest man on four wheels. ROBIN WILLIAMS Screw the critics. I love Callahan. His cartoons are like tongue-kissing your grandma. If its so bad, why does it feel so good? DAVE ATTELL, Writer and host of Comedy Centrals Insomniac with Dave AttellFrom the warped mind of one of Americas most twisted cartoonists comes The Best of Callahana wildly satirical, wickedly funny collection of favorite cartoons, of fans and author alike. Warning: This book is not for the timid, the easily offended, the politically correct, or your grandparents. Its for people who like their humor dark . . . about issues Mom and Dad told us were impolite to talk about in public. If you find offense, you shouldnt have been looking! Were not the boss of you. . . .

This absorbing collection of letters spans a decade in the lifelong friendship of two remarkable writers who engaged the subjects of literature, race, and identity with deep clarity and passion.The correspondence begins in 1950 when Ellison is living in New York City, hard at work on his enduring masterpiece, Invisible Man, and Murray is a professor at Tuskegee Institute in Alabama. Mirroring a jam session in which two jazz musicians "trade twelves"each improvising twelve bars of music around the same musical idea-their lively dialog centers upon their respective writing, the jazz they both love so well, on travel, family, the work literary contemporaries (including Richard Wright, James Baldwin, William Faulkner and Ernest Hemingway) and the challenge of racial inclusiveness that they wish to pose to America through their craft. Infused with warmth, humor, and great erudition, Trading Twelvesoffers a glimpse into literary history in the makingand into a powerful and enduring friendship.

Lo normal es que nunca te hayas reído con la historia de un cuadripléjico que busca desesperadamente salir del alcoholismo. Lo normal, claro, hasta que conoces a John Callahan. Publicadas en 1989 en Estados Unidos y traducidas ahora por primera vez al español, las memorias de este viñetista de cabecera en medios como The New Yorker y Penthouse son inspiracion y provocacion en estado puro. Callahan vivia a tope el frenesi californiano de los setenta entre drogas y alcohol cuando un accidente de trafico lo dejo en silla de ruedas. Entonces le toco morir un poco para volver a encontrarse en un viaje improbable del tequila a Dios y del vino barato a Lao-Tse, el amor propio y el humor. Si alguna vez te has visto inventando movidas para justificar tus mentiras y miserias, si te compadeces con ternura cuando ves a alguien en silla de ruedas o si sientes lastima de ti mismo en lugar de ponerte en pie, espabila: aqui hay algo para ti.