Notes from a Defeatist
Book (italiano):
Before Joe Sacco crafted his two major works of "cartoon journalism," <em>Palestine</em> and <em>Safe Area Gorazde</em>, he created a number of shorter pieces, ranging from one-page gags to 30-page "graphic novelettes." This massive book finally collects the entirety of Sacco's earlier journalistic and autobiographical work, plus a sizable serving of his satirical strips, many of them never before collected in book form.<br /><br />The centerpieces in <em>Notes from a Defeatist</em> are a triptych of war stories: "When Good Bombs Happen to Bad People," a history of aerial bombing that specifically targets civilian populations; "More Women, More Children, More Quickly," in which Sacco relates his mother's harrowing experiences during World War II in Malta; and, most personally (and closest to Sacco's later work), "How I Loved the War," Sacco's impassioned but sardonic reflection on the Gulf War, the surrounding propaganda and media circus, and his own ambivalent feelings as both a spectator and commentator: The book derives its title from this sequence, which has acquired a painful new relevance in the past half-year. <em>Notes from a Defeatist</em> also includes a roadie's-eye view of an American punk band's eventful European tour, a reminiscence of an awful season spent in his native Malta, and much more. <em>Notes from a Defeatist</em> is a fantastic primer to Sacco's work.<br /><br />Sacco's previous two books, <em>Safe Area Gorazde</em> and <em>Palestine</em>, have earned international acclaim and accolades from such sources as Edward W. Said, Christopher Hitchens, <em>Time, The New York Times Book Review</em>, and <em>The Washington Post</em>.
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