The Wild Party: The Lost Classic

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Pantheon Books, 1994 - Fiction - 110 pages
When first published in 1928, this story of one night of debauchery in the life of a Vaudeville dancer became a "scandalous" success. "The Wild Party" is now given new life and expression, with March's text accompanied by more than 75 remarkable drawings by Art Spiegelman.

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Contents

Section 1
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Section 2
13
Section 3
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Copyright

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About the author (1994)

Art Spiegelman was born in Stockholm, Sweden on February 15, 1948. He is the son of Polish Jews who survived imprisonment in Auschwitz. His family immigrated to the United States. He became a professional cartoonist at the age of 16. He studied art and philosophy at Harpur College. He became a creative consultant, designer, and writer for Topps Chewing Gum, Inc., where he created Wacky Packages, Garbage Pail Kids and other novelty items. The Complete Mr. Infinity was published in 1970 and won the Joel M. Cavior Award for Jewish Writing. In 1980, Spiegelman and his wife, Françoise Mouly founded the avant-garde comics magazine RAW. His best known work Maus: A Survivor's Tale, was published in 1986 and won the Pulitzer Prize in 1992. His other works include Maus: A Survivor's Tale II, In the Shadow of No Towers, Breakdowns, Jack and the Box, Be a Nose, and The Ghosts of Ellis Island. MetaMaus won the 2011 National Jewish Book Award in the Biography, Autobiography, and Memoir category.

Bibliographic information

TitleThe Wild Party: The Lost Classic
AuthorJoseph Moncure March
Photographs byArt Spiegelman
Illustrated byArt Spiegelman
Editionillustrated, reprint
PublisherPantheon Books, 1994
Original fromthe University of Michigan
DigitizedNov 15, 2007
ISBN0679424504, 9780679424505
Length110 pages
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Literary Criticism / Poetry
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