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The tragical comedy or comical tragedy of Mr Punch : a romance

"In his grandfather's failing seaside arcade, a young boy encounters a mysterious Punch and Judy man with a dark past, and a woman who makes her living playing a mermaid. As their lives intertwine and their stories unfold, the boy is forced to confront family secrets, strange puppets and a nightmarish world of violence and betrayal, in a dark fable of childhood innocence and adult pain."--Page 4 of cover.

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  • "Mr. [Mister] Punch"
  • "Comical tragedy or tragical comedy of Mr Punch"
  • "Comica tragedia, o, La tragica commedia di Mr Punch"@it
  • "Mr. Punch"@it
  • "Mr. Punch"@en
  • "Mr. Punch"
  • "Tragical comedy or comical tragedy of Mr. Punch"

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  • ""In his grandfather's failing seaside arcade, a young boy encounters a mysterious Punch and Judy man with a dark past, and a woman who makes her living playing a mermaid. As their lives intertwine and their stories unfold, the boy is forced to confront family secrets, strange puppets and a nightmarish world of violence and betrayal, in a dark fable of childhood innocence and adult pain."--Page 4 of cover."@en
  • "A young boy stumbles across a Punch and Judy show at the pier one day and thus enters a world of extraordinary magic. A story unfolds in which the boy is forced to confront family secrets, strange puppets and a nightmarish world of violence and betrayal in this fable of childhood and growing up."
  • "In his grandfather's failing seaside arcade, a young boy encounters a mysterious Punch and Judy man with a dark past, and a woman who makes her living playing a mermaid. As their lives intertwine and their stories unfold, the boy is forced to confront family secrets, strange puppets and a nightmarish world of violence and betrayal. A sophisticated picture book in graphic novel format. Suggested level: intermediate, secondary."
  • ""A dark and frightening fully painted novella, MR. PUNCH tells the tale of a young boy's loss of innocence results from a horrific confrontation with his past. Spending a summer at his grandfather's seaside arcade, a troubled adolescent harmlessly becomes involved with a mysterious Punch and Judy Man and a mermaid-portraying woman. But when the violent puppet show triggers buried memories of the boy's family, the lives of all become feverishly intertwined. With disturbing mysteries and half-truths uncontrollably unraveling, the young boy is forced to deal with his family's dark secrets of violence, betrayal, and guilt. Written by New York Times best-selling novelist Neil Gaiman, with unwordly illustrations by artist Dave McKean, MR. PUNCH - 20TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION is the new deluxe cut of this landmark original graphic novel. Includes bonus material"--"

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  • "Comic books, strips, etc"
  • "Comic books, strips, etc"@en
  • "Còmics"
  • "Children's stories"
  • "Graphic novels"
  • "Graphic novels"@en
  • "Fiction"
  • "Juvenile works"

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  • "The tragical comedy or comical tragedy of Mr Punch : a romance"@en
  • "La Trágica comedia o cómica tragedia de Mr. Punch"
  • "Mr Punch"
  • "The tragical comedy or comical tragedy of mr. Punch : a romance"
  • "La trágica comédia o cómica tragedia de Mr. Punch"@es
  • "Mr. Punch"@en
  • "The tragical comedy or comical tragedy of Mr Punch"
  • "The tragical comedy or comical tragedy of Mr. Punch"
  • "La commedia tragica o la tragedia comica di Mr Punch : racconto fantastico"
  • "La commedia tragica, o La tragedia comica di Mr Punch : racconto fantastico"@it
  • "The tragical comedy or comical tragedy of Mr. Punch : a romance"
  • "The tragical comedy or comical tragedy of Mr. Punch : a romance"@en

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