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American Splendor
The Life and Times of Harvey Pekar
1986
First Published
3.99
Average Rating
150
Number of Pages

The classic collection of the comics that inspired the movie American Splendor, winner of the Grand Jury Prize at the 2003 Sundance Film Festival American Splendor is the world's first literary comic book. Cleveland native Harvey Pekar is a true American original. A V.A. hospital file clerk and comic book writer, Harvey chronicles the ordinary and mundane in stories both funny and touching. His dead-on eye for the frustrations and minutiae of the workaday world mix in a delicate balance with his insight into personal relationships.

Avg Rating
3.99
Number of Ratings
389
5 STARS
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Author

Harvey Pekar
Harvey Pekar
Author · 20 books

Harvey Lawrence Pekar was an American underground comic book writer best known for his autobiographical American Splendor series. In 2003, the series inspired a critically acclaimed film adaptation of the same name.

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