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A one-of-a-kind celebration of America's greatest comic strip--and the life lessons it can teach us--from a stellar array of writers and artistsPeanuts, Charles Schulz's beloved comic strip, has given the world a cast of characters for the ages--Charlie Brown, Snoopy, and Lucy among them. Here, in an unprecedented collection of thirty-two essays, artists and writers ranging from Ann Patchett to Chris Ware consider the deeper truths of Peanuts, its influence on their lives and on the culture more broadly, and the lessons it can teach us about disappointment, melancholy, and those fleeting moments of warm-puppy happiness. The contributors reflect on the experience of discovering Peanuts as a child, their identification with its characters and predicaments, and, for the artists in the book, the momentous effects of their encounters with the strip on their later careers. Taken together, the essays and comics of The Peanuts Papers enrich our understanding of the Peanuts gang and its world, with contributions not only about Charlie Brown and Snoopy but also Linus, Sally, Pigpen, and Peppermint Patty. The Peanuts Papers is an enchanting, poignant gathering of responses to the greatest American comic strip, enabling us to see it anew in fresh and revealing ways.
About the Author
Andrew Blauner is the founder of Blauner Books Literary Agency, and Editor of the anthologies: COACH, BROTHERS, CENTRAL PARK, OUR BOSTON, THE GOOD BOOK, IN THEIR LIVES, and THE PEANUTS PAPERS [2019]. He is co-editor of FOR THE LOVE OF BASEBALL. A graduate of Collegiate School, Brown University, and the Columbia Business School, he is a member of PEN American Center and the National Book Critics Circle. https://www.blaunerbooks.com/ https://www.facebook.com/ablauner
