Picture a bizzaro realm where building, construction, architecture, and just plain city living are slightly off-kilter—the stuff that dreams are made of. Welcome to graphic novelist Ben Katchor's world. If you're willing to immerse yourself in it, you may find yourself lying awake at night, worrying about your cellar and bearing walls.
If you haven't crossed paths with Katchor before, Hand-Drying in America: And Other Stories is the perfect start. The genius (MacArthur-certified) behind cartoon strips and novels like Julius Knipl, Real Estate Photographer, The Jew of New York, The Cardboard Valise, Hotel & Farm, and Shoehorn Technique presents an oversize four-color treasury of over 150 Sunday-paper-length strips for anyone who has ever, well, lived or worked in a building.
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