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Book SynopsisThe Drunken Sailor traces the life of Arthur Rimbaud: poet, surrealist, libertine and gun runner. In dazzling artwork, Nick Hayes follows Rimbaud from his youth in Ardennes to the poetry salons of Paris, from the absinthe-glazed passion of his relationship with Verlaine to his flight into the jungles of Indonesia and the deserts of Yemen and Egypt. Told entirely in Rimbaud’s own words, from a new translation of
Le bateau ivre,
The Drunken Sailor confirms Nick Hayes’ place as one of the most talented graphic novelists at work today.
Trade ReviewMagnificent illustrations… [Hayes] has done a
wondrous job… his visual narrative has an intense, restless pace…
here is a ribald beauty you find only rarely between two covers. -- Rachel Cooke * The Observer *
At once phantasmagorical and bewitching…
the best of his career so far. * Bookmunch *
Hayes’s green-filtered, stylised illustrations have a
breathtaking punch to them. -- Teddy Jamieson * Herald Scotland *
The Drunken Sailor is an Impressionist hymn to Rimbaud. But Hayes' song is greatly embellished with knowledge... You run the gamut when you read this book. * Bookmunch *
A bewitching work from one of Britain’s finest graphic novelists. -- James Smart * Guardian,**Books of the Year** *
