The Drunken Sailor: The Life of the Poet Arthur Rimbaud in His Own Words

by Nick Hayes

The Drunken Sailor traces the life of Arthur 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.

Genres: Poetry, Biography, Graphic Novels, Nonfiction, Graphic Novels Comics

208 pages, Kindle Edition

Published May 3, 2018

About the author

Nick Hayes is the author of The Rime of the Modern Mariner, an updating of Coleridge’s famous poem, and the visual biography Woody Guthrie and the Dust Bowl Ballads, both of which are among the most highly regarded of recent British long-form comics. He has also published two collections of his short comics, Lovely Grey Day and 11 Folk Songs. He is the founding editor of Meat magazine, a periodical showcasing new writing, comics and illustration and has won two Guardian Media awards.

Reviews

[Pavel Beneš · Rating 5 out of 5]

Byla to nádherná práce. Koupil jsem si kvůli ní iPad a ApplePencil, k čemu jinému by tahle kombinace mohla sloužit lépe, že?, ale po několika pokusech jsem se vrátil ke starému dobrému štětci a černé tuši. A nesmírně mě těší první reakce Nicka Hayese:
„Hey Pavel
I just wanted to say a massive THANK YOU for taking on the massive task of lettering my book in czech—its a whole heap of work, and im so grateful you were keen to do it, because it'll be a real honour to have the book in your language.
If theres anything i can to do help, or advise, please get in touch.
All the best, and thank you!
Nick“

[Demeter · Rating 5 out of 5]

Hypnotické. Aj pre nefanúchov Rimbauda. Juuuj, treba čítať!

[plachá srnka · Rating 5 out of 5]

tento grafický román je potešením nielen pre oči ale aj pre dušu.

[Michaella Myš Kamenská · Rating 5 out of 5]

MOJA VLASTNÁ
Už keď som si ju listovala v kníhkupectve, tak ma dostaly ilustrácie. No a s textom dupľovane. Je to pôžitok.
Odporučenie: Treba pomaly vychutnávať.

[Wendy · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5 stars

[Martin McDonald · Rating 5 out of 5]

When this book arrived and I leafed through it I was a trifle disappointed. The images seemed fairly monochrome and the text rather spare. It only reveals its beauty and subtlety when you sit and really engage with it over a period of time. The pictures are simple and elegant - several of them are stunning (I especially like the octopus). The words, from a new translation of Rimbaud's The Drunken Boat, are exquisite and weave their own rhythmic imagery. A book that will almost certainly give more rewards on repeated readings.

[Noresa · Rating 4 out of 5]

Přiblížení života prokletého básníka skrze nádherné ilustrace. Plnou doporučenou cenu bych za knihu nedala, jelikož jsem si ale odchytila ve slevě, jsem velice spokojená.

[Simon Sweetman · Rating 4 out of 5]

Beautifully drawn - exquisite in fact - and a great telling of Rimbaud's life through his own words. Wonderful.

[Blair · Rating 5 out of 5]

Beautifully illustrated and a compelling visual biography that links in with Rimbaud's own poetry.

[Joey · Rating 5 out of 5]

YOOOO WHAT DID THEY DO WITH HIM?

[pavlina · Rating 4 out of 5]

velmi cute a zaujimave citanie o zivote rimbauda

[CameosFlorals · Rating 1 out of 5]

I did not understand what was happening.

Low rating is just based on me being an idiot.