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Arthur Hartz

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After retiring from a career as a medical researcher, Arthur Hartz worked with a team of artists to produce a series of cartoon books, the Slings and Arrows of Mundane Fortune. Slings and arrows in the title of this series refers to the daily attacks most people face on their self-esteem and relationships. From a distance these attacks are interesting and often funny. Four books have been completed with cartoons and aphorisms grouped according to the sources of the slings and arrows:
1. Winners and Losers, Heretical Cartoons About the American Religion of Winning
2. The Autumn Years, Cartoons from the Front Lines of the Battle Against Aging
3. Love and Marriage, Cartoons About Imperfect People Managing Their Most Important Relationship
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“Of course, there’s more to us than our achievements, appearance, and social skills —
just nothing of interest.
Old people are more interesting than the cardboard representations of decline they are imagined to be. There is as much variation, complexity, novelty, relatability, humor, and nobility in the way that the elderly cope with their daily challenges and relationships as there is for the young.”
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“Of course, there’s more to us than our achievements, appearance, and social skills —
just nothing of interest.
Old people are more interesting than the cardboard representations of decline they are imagined to be. There is as much variation, complexity, novelty, relatability, humor, and nobility in the way that the elderly cope with their daily challenges and relationships as there is for the young.”
Arthur Hartz

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