GHOST WORLD…….
AUTHOR/ILLUSTRATOR ….DANIEL CLOWES
THIS IGNATZ AWARD
WINNER OF 1997 UNDER THE HEADING “ OUTSTANDING STORY”DEALS WITH TWO TEENAGERS
,FRIENDS SINCE CHILDHOOD, MATURING IN TO
ADULT WOMEN DRIFT APART ,ASTHEY DO SO.
ENID COLESLAW THE MAIN CHARACTER IS A GIRL WITH COMPLEX
INNERSELF,LOATHES HERSELF,AND ALIENATES HERSELF FROM THE SOCIETY…..
REBECCA HER FRIEND CHOOSES A NORMAL MINGLING SOCIAL PATH AND
LETS HERSELF BE CARRIED AWAY BY THE MAIN STREAM….
AFTER ALL THESE YEARS THE CONVERSATONS ARE STILL FUNNY……
A STORY ABOUT URBAN TEENAGERS ….A STAGE OF
UNCERTAINTIES….ABOUT CAREER, MARRIAGE AND LIFE .
I LOVE THIS STORY…THE ONLY HITCH IS I CAN’T UNDERSTAND WHY ‘
GHOST WORLD ‘ WAS CHOSEN AS THE TITLE…..
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