Got my copy of The Hyderabad Graphic Novel(written by Undurti and drawn by Chattoraj) a few weeks back, and finally finished reading it!
The book has been published in the large magazine format usually preferred by European publications like Asterix and Tintin.. and the cover is absolutely gorgeous! see for yourself..
I'd already read the online chapters, and loved them.. but now that i had the book i was able to see how they fit together. Especially with the Auto Rickshaw(the Tardis of the novel).
Finally getting to read the rest of the young poet's journey was quite fulfilling. The plot about the city planning and the architect's grand plans was a new one for me.. it was unlike anything i had read in a while.. the hystoric detail and philosophical/occultic references made me feel like i was back in one of Umberto Echo's books! The book is well researched and well written, I'd recommend it for anyone with an interest in historical fiction.. although be warned it is heavy reading.. and some of the themes may be a bit difficult to grasp for readers lacking enough background knowledge on some of the historical figures mentioned. This may lead to a slowing in pace for those readers.
For the most part its quite good, in fact I found some parts pretty entertaining :)
A must have for every serious graphic novel reader/collector.
my rating:
Artwork: ✩✩✩✩✩
General plot: ✩✩✩✩★
Overall: ✩✩✩✩★
as far as Indian graphic novels go: ✩✩✩✩✩✩✩✩✩✩
The book is not yet available for purchase online, however some complete chapters are available on the website for reading online hgnp.wordpress.com/read or downloading and reading offline(pdf, cbr) hgnp.wordpress.com/download
for more info as well as the availability in various Indian cities(Hyderabad, Bangalore and others) visit the Facebook page - facebook.com/HydGraphicNovel
via Inaccessible is Accessible http://my.opera.com/chaitanyak/blog/show.dml/110024812
The book has been published in the large magazine format usually preferred by European publications like Asterix and Tintin.. and the cover is absolutely gorgeous! see for yourself..
I'd already read the online chapters, and loved them.. but now that i had the book i was able to see how they fit together. Especially with the Auto Rickshaw(the Tardis of the novel).
Finally getting to read the rest of the young poet's journey was quite fulfilling. The plot about the city planning and the architect's grand plans was a new one for me.. it was unlike anything i had read in a while.. the hystoric detail and philosophical/occultic references made me feel like i was back in one of Umberto Echo's books! The book is well researched and well written, I'd recommend it for anyone with an interest in historical fiction.. although be warned it is heavy reading.. and some of the themes may be a bit difficult to grasp for readers lacking enough background knowledge on some of the historical figures mentioned. This may lead to a slowing in pace for those readers.
For the most part its quite good, in fact I found some parts pretty entertaining :)
A must have for every serious graphic novel reader/collector.
my rating:
Artwork: ✩✩✩✩✩
General plot: ✩✩✩✩★
Overall: ✩✩✩✩★
as far as Indian graphic novels go: ✩✩✩✩✩✩✩✩✩✩
The book is not yet available for purchase online, however some complete chapters are available on the website for reading online hgnp.wordpress.com/read or downloading and reading offline(pdf, cbr) hgnp.wordpress.com/download
for more info as well as the availability in various Indian cities(Hyderabad, Bangalore and others) visit the Facebook page - facebook.com/HydGraphicNovel
via Inaccessible is Accessible http://my.opera.com/chaitanyak/blog/show.dml/110024812
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