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On this unabridged audio CD, celebrated cartoonist, painter, and writer Lynda Barry invites listeners into her early years in Seattle. Combining anecdotes that are true with her characteristic invented twists, she weaves a vibrant narrative tapestry. Her brothers famously comment that she creates a lot, a sentiment she embraces to illuminate the vivid, often surreal memories that shaped her creative voice.
First publish date: 1993
Genre: Comics & Graphic Novels/Graphic Memoir
Authors: Lynda Barry
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