Description
The noodle soup called pho is the national dish of Vietnam. When Little Blue-- having been dropped by a mysterious man with a red car and being told to count to 500 -- finds himself in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam's baffling, daunting capital, his salvation is his own mobile pho stand. Little Blue's relationship with the city and its food brings an understanding to what it means to never want to return home and the fact that everyone goes away in the end.
Beautifully drawn and coloured, and featuring many delicious recipes for pho, this is a startlingly original and immensely appealing graphic novel by a brilliant new talent.
Play the interactive motion comic at http://artofpho.submarinechannel.com/
Inspired by the food of Vietnam, The Art of Pho is a remarkable debut by the winner of the 2008 Cape/Observer graphic novel competition
About the Author
Julian Hanshaw is an animator, cartoonist and illustrator. He won the Cape Observer Comica Graphic Short Story Prize in 2008. He lives in East Sussex.
Book Information
ISBN 9780224089845
Author Julian Hanshaw
Format Hardback
Page Count 112
Imprint Jonathan Cape Ltd
Publisher Vintage Publishing
Weight(grams) 694g
Dimensions(mm) 254mm * 214mm * 16mm
