PASSIONELLA And Other Stories

Passionella and Other Stories collects Jules Feiffer's finest extended graphic narratives of the late '50s and early '60s. The volume's centerpiece, Passionella, a retelling of Cinderella set in modern Hollywood, concerns a chimney sweep whose fairy godmother transforms her into the "mysterious exotic bewitching temptress" and movie star Passionella. Other stories include The Lonely Machine, an account of one man's attempt to find the perfect relationship through robot love, and Harold Swerg, the predicament of the world's greatest athlete who'd rather stay at his mundane job than compete against others, despite his country's desperate pleas to enter the Olympics. Three more classic graphic tales and several entertaining one-act plays round out this handsomely designed hardcover edition. Feiffer has had one of the most varied and illustrious careers of any 20th century cartoonist. For over 40 years he contributed strips to The Village Voice, and has long been a regular contributor to the London Observer and Playboy. Out of Print. Condition: Fine Plus. Light rubbing on the corner tips.