Bibliograph

In the pines, 5 murder ballads, Erik Kriek ; lettering by Fritz Jonker

Type

Label

In the pines, 5 murder ballads, Erik Kriek ; lettering by Fritz Jonker

Language

eng

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

no index present

Literary Form

fiction

Main title

In the pines

Nature of contents

comics graphic novels

Oclc number

1000297781

Responsibility statement

Erik Kriek ; lettering by Fritz Jonker

Sub title

5 murder ballads

Summary

"The murder ballad holds a rock-solid position in US roots music and the Great American Songbook for decades. Telling the stories of sometimes true and often not-so-true-crimes and other horrific events, they are raw stories full of unrequited love, betrayal, life, and death. The song form stems from the Anglo-Saxon ballad tradition, where stories were orally passed on to a mostly illiterate population. Dutch cartoonist Erik Kriek was inspired by five old and new murder ballads -- including songs by modern masters such as Nick Cave, Steve Earle, and Gillian Welch -- and used them as a launching point for five special and ruthless graphic narratives that dig deep into the darkness of Americana, in which guns and religion maintain an uneasy balance" -- provided by publisher

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