Self-Esteem and the End of the World: Observer Graphic Novel of the Month

Luke Healy, a graphic novelist, loses his self-esteem and searches for identity in self-help books, replacement jobs, and human connection. Set against a changing global climate, the novel spans two decades of tragicomic self-discovery until the prospect of a Hollywood revival comes into view.

Format: Hardback
Length: 336 pages
Publication date: 23 May 2024
Publisher: Faber & Faber

The funniest, most moving, and expansive graphic novel yet from the acclaimed author of "The Con Artists" and "Americana" is here! Who is Luke Healy? For over ten years, a graphic novelist called Luke Healy has invested all of his self-esteem into his career. Then, almost overnight, just as his brother is getting married, both seem to vanish. Spiraling and lacking purpose, he searches for identity - in self-help books, replacement jobs, and human connection - and visits cheesy British hotels and abandoned Greek islands. Set against the backdrop of a dangerously changing global climate, with melting ice caps and flooding cities, "Self-Esteem and the End of the World" spans two decades of tragicomic self-discovery until the unlikely prospect of a Hollywood revival of Luke's work comes into view - but what might be the cost? One of the finest cartoonists working today. - James Sturm

Dimension: 228 x 153 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780571375608
Edition number: Main