num_pages: 196
description: "Eisner was not only ahead of his times; the present times are still catching up to him."--John UpdikeA revolutionary novel, A Contract with God re-creates the neighbourhood of Will Eisner's youth through a quartet of four interwoven stories. Expressing the joy, exuberance, tragedy, and drama of life on the mythical Dropsie Avenue of the Bronx, A Contract with God is a monumental achievement, a must in the library of any graphic novel fan.
language: English
title: A Contract with God and Other Tenement Stories
titlecomplete: A Contract with God and Other Tenement Stories (The Contract With God Trilogy #1)
genres: Fiction, Short Stories, Graphic Novels, Jewish, Bande Dessinée, Classics, Historical Fiction, Comics, Graphic Novels Comics, Comic Book
ratings_count: 12740
places: New York (State), Bronx, New York City, New York
series: The Contract With God Trilogy
awards: awardedAt: 694252800000
name: Harvey Awards
category: Best Graphic Album of Original Material, awardedAt: 694252800000
name: Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards
category: Best Graphic Album: New
publisher: Kitchen Sink Press