Asterios polyp

By David Mazzucchelli

Subjects: Man-woman relationships, fiction, Arkitekter, Architects, New York Times bestseller, Comic books, strips, College teachers, nyt:hardcover-graphic-books=2009-07-26, Comics & graphic novels, general, New York Times reviewed, Fiction, Graphic novels, Artists, fiction, Teachers, fiction, Tecknade serier, Medelålders män

Description: Asterios Polyp, its arrogant, prickly protagonist, is an award-winning architect who's never built an actual building, and a pedant in the midst of a spiritual crisis. After the structure of his own life falls apart, he runs away to try to rebuild it into something new.