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Si Lewen's Parade: An Artist's Odyssey Kindle & comiXology

by Si Lewen (Author), Art Spiegelman (Editor, Introduction) Format: Kindle Edition
4.8 out of 5 stars 38 ratings
A pioneering, wordless graphic novel detailing the horrors of war in the 20th Century, featuring an overview of the artist’s career.

Si Lewen’s Parade is a timeless story told in a language that knows no country—a wordless epic that, despite its muteness, is more powerful than the written or the spoken word. First published in 1957, TheParade is a lost classic, newly discovered, remastered, and presented by Art Spiegelman, the Pulitzer Prize–winning author of Maus. Reproduced in print as a unique two-sided accordion-fold format with an extensive overview of the artist’s career on the verso, The Parade is a celebration of art and the story of recurring war as Si Lewen experienced it over the past 90 years, watching the joyful parades that marked the end of World War I lead into the death marches of World War II and the Korean War. As The Parade unfolds, the reader is taken on an unforgettable journey of sequential images.

“An eloquent and vigorous protest against war’s horror and futility.” —New York Times, from an exhibition review of The Parade, 1953

“Nothing can equal the psychological effect of real art. . . . Our time needs you and your work!” —Albert Einstein, from a letter to Si Lewen, 1951

“The Parade is a powerfully moving free-jazz dirge of a book that depicts mankind’s recurring war fever. It remains sadly urgent and relevant today.” —Art Spiegelman, from his introduction

“A compelling testament to Lewen’s gifts for stirring our souls with the silent grace of painted panel after panel after panel. As narrative, it is music by which to mourn Man’s fate.” —The Washington Post
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    Si Lewen's Parade
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    156 pages
  3. Language
    English
  4. Publisher
    ABRAMS Comic Arts
  5. Publication date
    October 4, 2016
  6. Reading age
    13 years and up
  7. Grade level
    8 and up
  8. File size
    133.5 MB
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"An eloquent and vigorous protest against war’s horror and futility."―The New York Times, from an exhibition review of The Parade, 1953

"Nothing can equal the psychological effect of real art . . .Our time needs you and your work!"―Albert Einstein, from a letter to Si Lewen, 1951

"The Parade is a powerfully moving free-jazz dirge of a book that depicts mankind’s recurring war fever. It remains sadly urgent and relevant today."―Art Spiegelman, from his introduction

“A compelling testament to Lewen’s gifts for stirring our souls with the silent grace of painted panel after panel after panel. As narrative, it is music by which to mourn Man’s fate.” ―The Washington Post

About the Author

Si Lewen was born in Lublin, Poland, on November 8, 1918. During World War II he served in the US Army as one of the Ritchie Boys (German-speaking Special Ops) from the invasion of Normandy to the liberation of Buchenwald. He resumed his career as a painter after the war. Lewen lives in Gwynedd, Pennsylvania. Si Lewen passed away at the Foulkways retirement home in Gwynedd, Pennsylvania, on July 25, 2016. A few days before his death, Art Spiegelman presented him with a finished copy of Si Lewen’s Parade: An Artist’s Odyssey. Lewen’s daughter Nina Kardon said, “Seeing the book brought him not only happiness, but a sense of closure to his life.” The Whitney Museum of American Art acquired several pieces of his art from Si Lewen's Parade in 2017. Art Spiegelman is an American comics writer, artist, and editor best known for his Pulitzer Prize–winning graphic novel memoir, Maus.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B01IDGS85Q
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ ABRAMS Comic Arts; Illustrated edition (October 4, 2016)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ October 4, 2016
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 133.5 MB
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Not enabled
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 156 pages
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.8 out of 5 stars 38 ratings

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His book SI LEWEN’S PARADE AN ARTIST’S ODYSSEY; is an inspiration for me and my; THE ARTIST’S ODYSSEY, mostly because our lives as artist is very similar in many respects as war veterans.. Difference is, he’s a Jewish I’m African-American, he was a World War-2 Veteran while I am a Korean war veteran.. I Salute Him and May he RIP.
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  • EV
    5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
    Reviewed in Canada on February 12, 2018
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    Excellent, thanks.
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  • viejecita
    5.0 out of 5 stars Todo
    Reviewed in Spain on November 22, 2021
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    Me han encantado los textos de Spiegelman y de Si Lewen, las pinturas, y el formato, para poder ver la Parade toda seguida en un desplegable.
    ¡¡¡ Fabuloso !!!
    Un regalo estupendo para estas Navidades ( para uno mismo y para los demás )
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  • Dianne O
    5.0 out of 5 stars Si Lewen
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 30, 2020
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    Great book
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  • coco
    5.0 out of 5 stars A piece of Art. I recommended it.
    Reviewed in Spain on September 14, 2018
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    I am happy to have this book edition at home. 2 Books in one.
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