Adventures on a Desert Island. Maciej Sieńczyk

Woken up from a catastrophic dream, a man finds a diary behind his front door and starts to read it. He follows a story of a man who embarked on a cruise to Africa. The ship was sunk by a tsunami but he survived and found himself on a mysterious desert island. The plot is composed of strange stories whose peculiar character is highlighted by the author’s stylised language.
A journey into the unknown provides an opportunity to show the true face of modern man whose life remains unchanged even after a disaster. There is an inherent fallibility to Sieńczyk’s characters, as well as inability and unwillingness to change. Stranded on a desert island, they don’t take any action – they simply recount incredible stories and wait to be carried along by the tides of fate.

Review:

"... by far the most daring and weirdest of Centrala's offerings." -- Rob Clough, The Comics Journal

About the Author:

Maciej Sienczyk (born in 1972) " Polish graphic artist, illustrator, comic book creator. He has worked for major literary and cultural magazines (Lampa, Exklusiv) and is the author of illustrations for several key novels by writers of the young generation (Dorota MasÅ'owska, MichaÅ' Witkowski, Adam Widemann). In 2005, he published his own book, Hydriola, followed by WrzÄ...tkun in 2009 and The Adventures on a Desert Island in 2012. In 2013, he became the first comic book artist to be nominated and shortlisted for the NIKE Literary Award for his album The Adventures on a Desert Island.

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ISBN 978-0-9929082-2-5

22.0 x 29.7 cm

hardcover

148 pages

Publisher Centrala