Amy kurzweil flying couch

A graphic memoir is a bit unusual as memoirs gothough it is the story of her life thus far. Oct 27, 2016 flying couch, amy kurzweil s debut, tells the stories of three unforgettable women. The official book trailer for flying couch, a graphic memoir by amy kurzweil. Flying couch, amy kurzweil s debut, tells the stories of three unforgettable women. Kurzweils grandmother was a blond year old in 1939, and she survived the holocaust by posing as a christian when her family was forced into the concentration camps. New yorker cartoonist, writer, teacher, parttime cyborg, debut graphic memoir. Sep 29, 2016 the official book trailer for flying couch, a graphic memoir by amy kurzweil. A graphic memoir, a book of art about mothersdaughters of two or more generations and both the joys and the worries each bring the other.

Each pencil mark of kurzweil s reminds you that the book is handmade, and is meant to be held, pored over. She survived by living as a christian with false identity papers. Her obsession in understanding and immortalizing her bubbes tragedy can be felt on every page. Amy kurzweils first book flying couch examines one particularly divisive topic for modern jews. A retelling of the inherited holocaust narrative now two generations removed, flying couch uses bubbes real testimony to investigate the legacy of trauma, the magic of family stories, and the meaning of home. Flying couch, by amy kurzweil of richmond, is a comingofage story in the graphic novel genre. Author amy kurzweil talks about her book flying couch youtube. Novel is an apt description for amys inventive narrative a story that gently. Amy weaves her own comingofage as a young jewish artist into the narrative of her mother, a psychologist, and bubbe, her grandmother, a world war ii survivor who escaped from the warsaw ghetto by disguising herself as a gentile. Flying couch is a junior library guild fall 2016 selection. Oct, 2016 amy kurzweils the flying couch is an engrossing, graphic new take on a rich topic. Her writing, comics, and cartoons have also appeared in the believer magazine, longreads, lit hub, wired, moment magazine, catapult, and many other places. Kurzweil doesnt take on this task unarmed, however. Shes written an award winning graphic novel called flying couch.

Mar 28, 2017 amy kurzweil draws her way across three generations writer and cartoonist amy kurzweil will discuss her new graphic memoir, flying couch, in boston this spring. In her graphic memoir, flying couch, amy kurzweil explores her own identity as a granddaughter, a daughter, an artist, and a jew. With special thanks to director timour gregory and guitarist dave lincoln. Amy weaves her own comingofage as a young jewish artist into the. Its part maus, part we are on our own, part are you my mother. She explores human perspective and the journey of personal identity in the digital age. The audience follows along as kurzweil learns how she fits within her family tree and how her jewish ancestry plays a role in her americanized life. A graphic memoir, a book of art about mothersdaughters of two or more generations and both the joys and the. Now the third generation is also having its say, most recently in amy kurzweils sparkling, daring and wildly idiosyncratic flying couch, an extraordinary tapestry. I read flying couch in one sitting, without moving, literally laughed.

I had a very interesting experience recently when amy kurzweil, author of flying couch, a graphic memoir, spoke at my synagogue, temple shalom of newton, where amy grew up. Richmond authors flying couch is wonderful graphic memoir. Amy kurzweil draws her way across three generations. Kurzweil intersperses loose anecdotes from her own life with stories. Elisha wagman sits down at the think coffee on 4th avenue with amy kurzweil, her good friend and fellow alumni of the mfa program at the new school, to discuss flying couch, kurzweils graphic memoir, which was published by catapult in october 2016.

Amy weaves her own comingofage as a young jewish artist into the narrative. Kurzweil artfully weaves her grandmothers survivor testimony within her own coming of age story. Each pencil mark of kurzweils reminds you that the book is handmade, and is meant to be held, poured over. Flying couch, millennials, the holocaust, and intermarriage. Sep 27, 2017 a compelling graphic memoir such as amy kurzweils flying couch evokes personal and cultural memory by way of gestures, poses, angles, text written sideways, poetic fragments, and arrowflung words imitating perception itself. Oct 11, 2016 an ambitious debut by a graphic artist whose work succeeds on multiple levels, both visually and in terms of the textual narrative. A graphic memoir is a bit unusual as memoirs gothough it is the story of her life thus far, kurzweils account is largely absent of the kind of physical or emotional traumas that too often seem to be a requirement in memoirs. Amy kurzweil is the author of the graphic memoir flying couch 2016. First, we must value the narratives of women at this time when theyre being consistently devalued. Cartoonist amy kurzweil on drawing inherited trauma. Nov 09, 2016 in her memoir debut flying couch, amy kurzweil draws from so many sources and inspirations for her book that her own authorial voice frequently got lost.

The flying couch 2016 flying couch, amy kurzweils debut, tells the stories of three unforgettable women. Bubbe, kurzweils grandmother, lends the use of her own written survival story which details the ways bubbe stayed alive as a jew during wwii. Amy kurzweils the flying couch is an engrossing, graphic new take on a rich topic. Amy kurzweil speakers bureau and booking agent info. Flying couch, a graphic memoir in the mold of other feminist manifestos like persepolis by marjane satrapi and are you my mother. A graphic memoir is a masterwork all the more notable in the fact that its author was only 29 when the book was published with critical acclaim including a new york times book editors choice among the seasons best graphic novels of 2016. Using her artists hand, she tells of her journey to illustrate the story of her grandmother, who survived the holocaust by living with gentiles and claiming she was not jewish. Apr 12, 2019 part of the challenge of navigating mocca fest is making sure one has the flexibility to go after things one never expected one was going to find. Biography and booking information for amy kurzweil, cartoonist and writer, author of graphic novel, the flying couch. Nov 19, 2018 amy kurzweils flying couch takes the reader on the authors journey of self discovery as she connects with her jewish heritage.

Flying couch by amy kurzweil overdrive rakuten overdrive. Amy kurzweil blends all three together in tight unity in her new graphic memoir, flying couch catapultblack ballon, 2016. Dec 06, 2017 amy kurzweil s comics and short fiction have appeared in the toast, shenandoah, hobart, blackbird, washington square, and short, fast, and deadly, among other publications. Jan 09, 2019 i had a very interesting experience recently when amy kurzweil, author of flying couch, a graphic memoir, spoke at my synagogue, temple shalom of newton, where amy grew up.

Case in point for me was coming across new yorker cartoonist amy kurzweil signing copies of her graphic memoir flying couch 2016. Amy kurzweils debut graphic memoir, flying couch will be published in october 2016. Amy weaves her own comingofage as a young jewish artist into the narrative of her mother, a therapist, and bubbe, her grandmother, a world war ii survivor who escaped from the warsaw ghetto by disguising herself as a gentile. A graphic memoir, was published in 2016 to great acclaim. A granddaughters visual journey through her bubbes tragic. Kurzweils graphic memoir reminds you that all books aspire to be as artful. Flying couch, amy kurzweils debut graphic memoir, tells the stories of three unforgettable women. Amy kurweil talked about her book flying couch at the holocaust memorial center in farmington hills, mich. Flying couch by amy kurzweil there are a good many reasons i thought we had to read this book in the context of a trump presidency. How can we both remember and forget a traumatic family history.

Toward the end of what is billed as a graphic memoir, kurzweil writing and comicsparson school of design reflects, the women in my family have certain stories to tell. The new york times listed flying couch as one of the 2016 seasons best new graphic novels. Amys maternal grandmother lily, born luba lost her whole family in the holocaust. Her comics appear in the new yorker and other publications. She holds a ba from stanford university and a mfa in fiction writing from the new school.