Flung out of space : inspired by the indecent adventures of Patricia Highsmith
(Graphic Novel)
Author
Contributors
Templer, Hannah, artist.
Published
New York : Abrams ComicArts Surely, 2023.
Edition
Updated paperback edition.
Physical Desc
199 pages, 16 unnumbered pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm
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Published
New York : Abrams ComicArts Surely, 2023.
Format
Graphic Novel
Edition
Updated paperback edition.
Language
English
Notes
General Note
Biographical fiction.
General Note
Includes bonus content with in-depth visual development materials and a teaching guide.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (page 199).
Description
Flung Out of Space isa graphic fictionalized account of infamous author Patricia Highsmith caught up in the longing and obsession that would inspire her groundbreaking work of queer fiction, The Price of Salt. New York Times bestselling author Grace Ellis and illustrator Hannah Templer have teamed up to tell Patricia Highsmith’s story through the author’s eyes—reimagining the events that inspired her to write The Price of Salt, the book that would become a foundational piece of queer literature. Flung Out of Space opens with Pat begrudgingly writing low-brow comics. A drinker, a smoker, and a hater of life, Pat knows she can do better. Her brain churns with images of the great novel she could and should be writing, what will eventually be Strangers on a Train, which would later be adapted into a classic film by Alfred Hitchcock in 1951. At the same time, Pat, a lesbian consumed with self-loathing, is in and out of conversion therapy, leaving a trail of sexual conquests and broken hearts in her wake. However, one of those very affairs—and a chance encounter in a department store—give Pat the idea for her soon-to-be beloved tale of homosexual love that was the first of its kind: it gave the lesbian protagonists a happy ending. This is not just the story behind a classic queer book but also of a queer artist who was deeply flawed. It’s a comic about what it was like to write comics in the 1950s, but also about what it means to be a writer at any time in history, struggling to find your voice. Author Grace Ellis contextualizes Patricia Highsmith as both an unintentional queer icon and a figure whose problematic views and noted antisemitism have cemented her controversial legacy. Highsmith’s life imitated her art with results as devastating as the plot twists that brought her fame and fortune. This updated paperback edition of Flung Out of Space includes sixteen pages of bonus content with in-depth visual development materials and a teaching guide.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Ellis, G., & Templer, H. (2023). Flung out of space: inspired by the indecent adventures of Patricia Highsmith (Updated paperback edition.). Abrams ComicArts Surely.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Ellis, Grace and Hannah, Templer. 2023. Flung Out of Space: Inspired By the Indecent Adventures of Patricia Highsmith. Abrams ComicArts Surely.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Ellis, Grace and Hannah, Templer. Flung Out of Space: Inspired By the Indecent Adventures of Patricia Highsmith Abrams ComicArts Surely, 2023.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Ellis, Grace,, and Hannah Templer. Flung Out of Space: Inspired By the Indecent Adventures of Patricia Highsmith Updated paperback edition., Abrams ComicArts Surely, 2023.
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