
Award History
| Award | Year | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Eisner Award for Best Graphic Album – New | 2013 | Winner |
About This Book
A boxed set of fourteen printed objects—books, pamphlets, newspapers, a game board—telling the fragmented life of a young woman in a Chicago apartment building. Chris Ware's architectural masterpiece refuses linear narrative and instead assembles an entire emotional world.
About the Author
Chris Ware is an American cartoonist considered one of the most innovative figures in contemporary comics. He won the Eisner Award for Best Graphic Album – New in 2013 for Building Stories (Pantheon), an unconventional narrative told across multiple printed formats. He is also known for Jimmy Corrigan, the Smartest Kid on Earth.
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