| McSweeney's Issue 57 (McSweeney's Quarterly Concern) | | Editor:
| Boyle, Claire Eggers, Dave | Contribution by:
| Braithwaite, Oyinkan Evanson, Brian Burns, Ken Abdurraqib, Hanif Bechdel, Alison Moore, Lorrie Odenkirk, Bob Orner, Peter Passarello, Elena Rankine, Claudia Sun, Jonny Tweedy, Jeff | ISBN: | 978-1-944211-69-1 | Publication Date: | Oct 2019 | Publisher: | McSweeney's Publishing
| Book Format: | Hardback | List Price: | AUD $54.99 | Book Description:
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Our mammoth anniversary issue includes a bumper crop of new art and writing: a 24-page full-colour comic, a letters section commemorating our big anniversary year, a fair-sized collection of stories, a graphic nonfiction experiment called The American Pie, and a booklet of cliffhanger tales -- five booklets, in sum, all packaged in an elaborate three-fold case. Featuring an unbelievable lineup of new and regular contributors, including Oyinkan... More Description Our mammoth anniversary issue includes a bumper crop of new art and writing: a 24-page full-colour comic, a letters section commemorating our big anniversary year, a fair-sized collection of stories, a graphic nonfiction experiment called The American Pie, and a booklet of cliffhanger tales -- five booklets, in sum, all packaged in an elaborate three-fold case. Featuring an unbelievable lineup of new and regular contributors, including Oyinkan Braithwaite, Claudia Rankine, Elena Passarello, Bob Odenkirk, Brian Evenson, Adrienne Celt, Lorrie Moore, Alison Bechdel, Jeff Tweedy, Jerry Saltz, Avery Trufleman, Hanif Abdurraqib, Julio Torres, Ken Burns, and many many more besides. | | | |
Ken Burns, July 29, 1953 -
Ken Burns was born in Brooklyn, New York on July 29, 1953. Burns attended the alternative campus of Hampshire College in Amherst Massachusetts, graduating with a degree in film making.
After graduating from college, Burns began Florentine Films with a few of his friends, and began creating his first documentary, entitled "The Brooklyn Bridge." This film won an Academy Award in 1982. His most famous work is his "Civil War" series, which has won many various awards. Burns was the first film maker to be inducted into the Society of American Historians, an unprecedented honor.
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