Edmund White’s A Boy’s Own Story: The Graphic Novel Interview | Brian Alessandro and Michael Carroll & Igor Karash by Big Gold Belt Media
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Releasing on December 13th from Top Shelf Productions, “Edmund White’s A Boy’s Own Story: The Graphic Novel” is a now-classic coming-of-age story, but with a twist: to bring this landmark novel to new life for today’s readers, White is joined by co-writers Brian Alessandro and Michael Carroll, and artist Igor Karash for a stunning graphic novel interpretation. The poetic nuances of White’s language float across sumptuously painted panels that evoke 1950s Cincinnati, 1980s Paris, and every dreamlike moment in between. The result is a creative adaptation of the original 1982 A Boy’s Own Story with additional personal and historical elements from the authors’ lives.
BRIAN ALESSANDRO is a writer, artist, and filmmaker. His work has appeared in Newsday, Interview Magazine, Bloom Magazine, PANK, Huffington Post, Turtle Point Press, Lambda Literary, Edmund White: By the Book, and (Re) An Ideas Journal. His illustrations have been exhibited in juried shows in New York City; Tucson,Arizona; and Irvine, California; and have been featured in Exquisite Pandemic and Conception Art. He has also written and directed the feature film, Afghan Hound (Maryea Media), which has streamed on Amazon and Netflix.In 2016, he founded and continues to edit The New Engagement, a literary journal that has released two print issues and eighteen online issues. His debut novel, The Unmentionable Mann (Cairn Press), was published in 2015. He has been twice nominated for the Pushcart Prize and the Independent Book Publisher Association Best New Voice Award. He holds an MA in clinical psychology from Columbia University and has taught the subject at the high school and college levels for over ten years.
MICHAEL CARROLL won the 2015 Sue Kaufman Prize for First Fiction from the American Academy of Arts and Letters for his debut collection, Little Reef and Other Stories. His second collection, Stella Maris and OtherKey West Stories, was published in 2019.
IGOR KARASH is an illustrator based in Saint Louis, Missouri, though originally from Baku, Azerbaijan. Karash’s illustration work is diverse and includes picture books, classic literature, novels, and concept art for theater and film. Karash develops a visual language unique to each project and transforms the reading experience with his novel visual contributions. Karash’s work has been recognized by numerous prestigious illustration competitions including the House of illustration, Folio Society, and AOI Awards in London. Karash’s work has also been featured in Lürzer Archive’s 200 Best Illustrators Worldwide; American Illustration 32, 34, and 38; Graphis; 3×3 Magazine; and the Society of Illustrators 61st and 63rd annual and exhibit. Karash’s illustrator profile is a part TASCHEN’s The Illustrator: 100 Best from Around the World edition curated by Steven Heller and Julius Wiedemann.
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