DANIEL CLOWES
u003cpu003eu003cbu003eNow a feature film with Woody Harrelson and Laura Dernu003c/bu003eu003ciu003eu003c/iu003eu003cbru003eu003ciu003eu003c/iu003eu003cbru003eu003ciu003eA new paperback edition of the modern classic timed to the release of the Alexander Payneu003c/iu003eu003ciu003eproduced film version. u003c/iu003eu003c/pu003eu003cpu003eMeet Wilson, an opinionated middle-aged loner who loves his dog and quite possibly no one else. In an ongoing quest to find human connection, he badgers friend and stranger alike into a series of one-sided conversations, punctuating his own lofty discursions with a brutally honest, self-negating sense of humor. After his father dies, Wilson, now irrevocably alone, sets out to find his ex-wife with the hope of rekindling their long-dead relationship, and discovers he has a teenage daughter, born after the marriage ended and given up for adoption. Wilson eventually forces all three to reconnect as a family--a doomed mission that will surely, inevitably backfire.u003c/pu003eu003cpu003eDaniel Clowes, one of the leading cartoonists of our time creates a thoroughly engaging, complex, and fascinating portrait of the modern egoist--outspoken and oblivious to the world around him. Working in a single-page gag format and drawing in a spectrum of styles, the cartoonist of u003ciu003eGhost Worldu003c/iu003e, u003ciu003eIce Havenu003c/iu003e, and u003ciu003eThe Death-Ray u003c/iu003egives us u003ciu003eWilsonu003c/iu003e, his funniest and most deeply affecting novel to date.u003c/pu003e
