# Ex Libris - Hardcover

by **Matt Madden** (Author)

_**Ex Libris**_ revolves around a character trapped in a room with nothing but a futon and a bookcase full of comics. As they peruse covers, read stories and fragments of stories, they begin to suspect that the comics contain hidden messages and... a threat. Fiction and reality blur; sanity and madness become increasingly intertwined as the reader becomes convinced the key to their predicament is to be found between the panels of the strange books. With a dizzying array of inventive visual and narrative styles, _Ex Libris_ continues the line of exploration and play that Madden initiated with _99 Ways to Tell a Story: Exercises in Style_. Ex Libris is a tribute to the meta-fictional tradition of writers like Jorge Luis Borges, Julio Cortázar, Vladimir Nabokov, and Italo Calvino (whose novel, _If on a Winter's Night a Traveler, was the inspiration_).

MATT MADDEN (NYC 1968) is a cartoonist, teacher, and translator. His best-known book is _99 Ways to Tell a Story: Exercises in Style_, a comics adaptation of Raymond Queneau's _Exercises in Style_. His recent work includes the comic books _Drawn Onward_ and _Bridge_. He has been living in Philadelphia since 2016.

**Number of Pages:** 120

**Dimensions:** 0.6 x 11.7 x 8.9 IN

**Illustrated:** Yes

**Publication Date:** November 23, 2021

## Details

- **Price:** 29.95 USD
- **Vendor:** Books by splitShops
- **Type:** Books
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