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Magritte T H I S I S N OT A B I O G R A P H Y ■ ■ BY T H O M A S C A M P I A N D V I N C E N T Z A B U S  ■  A S E L F M A D E H E R O B O O K

The latest book in SelfMadeHero’s acclaimed Art Masters series S E LLING POINTS ALSO AVAIL AB LE IN THE S E RIE S

■■ Offers a playful, fresh approach to the story of the great surrealist painter René Magritte, resulting in a lively, illuminating, and authoritative portrait of an artist ahead of his time

Vincent ISBN 978-1-906838-79-9 ISBN 978-1-906838-79-9 US $19.95  CAN $21.95 51995

■■ Iconic and familiar to millions, Magritte’s work has baffled and dazzled generations of art lovers

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■■ Magritte follows Vincent, Pablo, Munch, Dalí, and Gauguin onto SelfMadeHero’s list of acclaimed graphic biographies of the world’s great artists

Pablo ISBN 978-1-906838-94-2 ISBN 978-1-906838-94-2 US $27.50  CAN $33.50 52750

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Color illustrations throughout 72 pages, 6½ × 9½" Paperback RIGHTS: NORTH AMERICA PUB MONTH: NOVEMBER GRAPHIC NOVEL • ART • BIOGRAPHY ISBN 978-1-910593-37-0 ISBN 978-1-910593-37-0 US $14.99  CAN $17.99 51499 9 781910 593370

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ntoxicated by the promise of a promotion, Charles Singular for once allows himself a small extravagance: he buys a bowler

hat. But there’s a problem: this is no ordinary hat. This one once belonged to the surrealist painter René Magritte, and by don-

Munch ISBN 978-1-910593-12-7 ISBN 978-1-910593-12-7 US $24.95  CAN $29.95 52495 9 781910 593127

ning it Charles has unwittingly stepped into the artist’s off-kilter world. What’s more, he can’t escape—at least, not until he has illuminated the secrets behind Magritte’s work. What follows is a hallucinatory journey through Magritte’s imaginative landscape, a place where facial features mutate, the crescent moon appears in unexpected places, and answers prove frustratingly elusive. In Magritte: This is not a Biography, Vincent Zabus and Thomas Campi have created a panoramic

Dalí ISBN 978-1-910593-15-8 ISBN 978-1-910593-15-8 US $19.95  CAN $23.95 51995 9 781910 593158

and revealing portrait of the great surrealist, employing a playfulness and wit reminiscent of Magritte himself. Vincent Zabus is a Belgian comics writer. He is the author of two series for children, among other books. Thomas Campi is an Italian comic-book artist. He has illustrated two books written by Vincent Zabus.

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Gauguin ISBN 978-1-910593-27-1 ISBN 978-1-910593-27-1 US $19.95  CAN $23.95 51995 9 781910 593271


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