The Resource Love & rockets, [Vol. 21], Luba the book of Ofelia, Gilbert Hernandez
Love & rockets, [Vol. 21], Luba the book of Ofelia, Gilbert Hernandez
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The item Love & rockets, [Vol. 21], Luba the book of Ofelia, Gilbert Hernandez represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Austin Public Library.
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- Summary
- In his first graphic novel in two years, Hernandez's Luba: The Book of Ofelia features the latest travails of Palomar matriarch Luba and her cousin Ofelia, along with their close circle of family, friends, enemies, and lovers. Luba: The Book of Ofelia begins with Luba, Ofelia and company trying to acclimate to life in America, where Luba still has yet to learn English. When Ofelia decides to chronicle her life with Luba in a tell-all book, she discovers inspiration in Luba's young children-the one-armed Casimira, Socorro with the photographic memory, the loner Joselito and the silent Conchita. The children lead Ofelia to a seemingly haunted field where the disembodied voice of a baby crying opens the floodgates of memory, even memories Ofelia has spent a lifetime trying to forget. Meanwhile, Hernandez continues to explore the complex, sometimes violent, sexual dramas that are his trademark: Luba's daughter Guadalupe is now married to Gato, who is the ex-husband of Pipo, who happens to be the producer of the TV show starring Luba's other daughter Doralis. Pipo is dating a man named Igor, who once dated Guadalupe. As if that isn't enough, Luba's beautiful, lisping therapist sister Fritz, preoccupied with two different boyfriends-famous soccer champion Sergio and gorgeous model Enrique-somehow finds time for a third man, Hector, only to change her mind and hook him up with her sister, the bodybuilder Petra
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- 260 pages
- Contents
-
- v. 1. Music for mechanics
- v. 2. Chelo's burden
- v. 3. Las mujeres perdidas
- v. 4. Tears from heaven
- v. 5. House of raging women
- v. 6. Duck feet
- v. 7. The death of Speedy
- v. 8. Blood of Palomar / Gilbert Hernandez
- v. 9. Flies on the ceiling
- [v. 10]. X / Gilbert Hernandez
- v. 11. Wigwam bam / Jaime Hernandez
- v. 12. Poison river / Gilbert Hernandez
- v. 13. Chester Square / Jaime Hernandez
- v. 14. Luba conquers the world / Gilbert Hernandez
- v. 15. Hernandez satyricon
- Isbn
- 9781560976998
- Label
- Love & rockets, [Vol. 21], Luba the book of Ofelia
- Title
- Love & rockets
- Title number
- [Vol. 21]
- Title part
- Luba the book of Ofelia
- Statement of responsibility
- Gilbert Hernandez
- Title variation
- Luba the book of Ofelia
- Subject
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- trueWomen -- Sexuality
- Women -- Sexual behavior -- Comic books, strips, etc
- truePsychotherapists
- trueBisexual women
- trueBodybuilders
- trueCalifornia
- trueCentral Americans in the United States
- Graphic novels
- trueHalf-sisters
- trueHispanic American women
- trueLarge-breasted women
- trueLesbians
- Mexicans -- United States -- Comic books, strips, etc
- trueLovers
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- In his first graphic novel in two years, Hernandez's Luba: The Book of Ofelia features the latest travails of Palomar matriarch Luba and her cousin Ofelia, along with their close circle of family, friends, enemies, and lovers. Luba: The Book of Ofelia begins with Luba, Ofelia and company trying to acclimate to life in America, where Luba still has yet to learn English. When Ofelia decides to chronicle her life with Luba in a tell-all book, she discovers inspiration in Luba's young children-the one-armed Casimira, Socorro with the photographic memory, the loner Joselito and the silent Conchita. The children lead Ofelia to a seemingly haunted field where the disembodied voice of a baby crying opens the floodgates of memory, even memories Ofelia has spent a lifetime trying to forget. Meanwhile, Hernandez continues to explore the complex, sometimes violent, sexual dramas that are his trademark: Luba's daughter Guadalupe is now married to Gato, who is the ex-husband of Pipo, who happens to be the producer of the TV show starring Luba's other daughter Doralis. Pipo is dating a man named Igor, who once dated Guadalupe. As if that isn't enough, Luba's beautiful, lisping therapist sister Fritz, preoccupied with two different boyfriends-famous soccer champion Sergio and gorgeous model Enrique-somehow finds time for a third man, Hector, only to change her mind and hook him up with her sister, the bodybuilder Petra
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/novelist/bookUI
- 144530
- Cataloging source
- UKM
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Hernandez, Gilbert
- Dewey number
- 741.5
- Illustrations
- illustrations
- Index
- no index present
- Literary form
- comic strips
- http://library.link/vocab/resourcePreferred
- True
- Series statement
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- Complete Love and Rockets
- Love and Rockets: Luba trilogy
- Love and rockets
- Series volume
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- 0021
- 0002
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Mexicans
- Women
- Target audience
- adult
- http://bibfra.me/vocab/lite/titleRemainder
- the book of Ofelia
- Label
- Love & rockets, [Vol. 21], Luba the book of Ofelia, Gilbert Hernandez
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- v. 1. Music for mechanics -- v. 2. Chelo's burden -- v. 3. Las mujeres perdidas -- v. 4. Tears from heaven -- v. 5. House of raging women -- v. 6. Duck feet -- v. 7. The death of Speedy -- v. 8. Blood of Palomar / Gilbert Hernandez -- v. 9. Flies on the ceiling -- [v. 10]. X / Gilbert Hernandez -- v. 11. Wigwam bam / Jaime Hernandez -- v. 12. Poison river / Gilbert Hernandez -- v. 13. Chester Square / Jaime Hernandez -- v. 14. Luba conquers the world / Gilbert Hernandez -- v. 15. Hernandez satyricon
- Control code
- 641132
- Dimensions
- 28 cm
- Extent
- 260 pages
- Isbn
- 9781560976998
- Isbn Type
- (pbk.)
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- n
- Other physical details
- chiefly color illustrations
- System control number
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- (Sirsi) i9781560976998
- (OCoLC)62265617
- Label
- Love & rockets, [Vol. 21], Luba the book of Ofelia, Gilbert Hernandez
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- v. 1. Music for mechanics -- v. 2. Chelo's burden -- v. 3. Las mujeres perdidas -- v. 4. Tears from heaven -- v. 5. House of raging women -- v. 6. Duck feet -- v. 7. The death of Speedy -- v. 8. Blood of Palomar / Gilbert Hernandez -- v. 9. Flies on the ceiling -- [v. 10]. X / Gilbert Hernandez -- v. 11. Wigwam bam / Jaime Hernandez -- v. 12. Poison river / Gilbert Hernandez -- v. 13. Chester Square / Jaime Hernandez -- v. 14. Luba conquers the world / Gilbert Hernandez -- v. 15. Hernandez satyricon
- Control code
- 641132
- Dimensions
- 28 cm
- Extent
- 260 pages
- Isbn
- 9781560976998
- Isbn Type
- (pbk.)
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- chiefly color illustrations
- System control number
-
- (Sirsi) i9781560976998
- (OCoLC)62265617
Subject
- trueWomen -- Sexuality
- Women -- Sexual behavior -- Comic books, strips, etc
- truePsychotherapists
- trueBisexual women
- trueBodybuilders
- trueCalifornia
- trueCentral Americans in the United States
- Graphic novels
- trueHalf-sisters
- trueHispanic American women
- trueLarge-breasted women
- trueLesbians
- Mexicans -- United States -- Comic books, strips, etc
- trueLovers
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