The Sea [Hardcover]

Told in expressivepencil drawings, provocative symbolism, and a madness that doesnt justbubble beneath the surface of the water, but drenches the sailorand thereaderlike a tidal wave, this story is about a man, literally and figuratively,lost at sea.Elegant and evocative. ...?Villadsen sails on a surrealist tide in this wispy ode to the unknowable depths of the ocean.A mesmerizing read.Villadsens art embraces a curious mix of realism and the absurd.The trip itself is worth the cost of any cruise on Villadsen's idiosyncratic sea.Villadsens cartooning is as lush as it is strange. With the first page turn you can see the power in it; her graphite illustrations are stunning.The Danish cartoonist makes her English language debut in this graphic novel about a sailor who catches a newborn baby and a talking fish.