The Diary of Edward the Hamster 1990–1990 is a British graphic novel written by Miriam and Ezra Elia.[1] Published in 2012 in Romanian by Humanitas, and in September 2013 by Penguin Press-owned Blue Rider Press, the book takes the form of a diary of an unhappy pet hamster that Miriam and her brother Ezra once owned. In the book, Edward is presented as an existentialist diarist, given to writing about his life, his disdain for doing tricks and for the free-roaming but mentally imprisoned family cat—with Edward striving to find meaning before his too-short life comes to an end.[2][3][4]
The story was first brought to the attention of a publisher in 2011, when Miriam performed a stage reading of Edward's "journals" in London. Edward previously appeared in a UK radio piece as well as episode in Miriam Elia's comedy sketch show, A Series of Psychotic Episodes.[2][5]
NPR's "Book Concierge" chose the work as one of its 2013's "Great Reads."[6]
References
edit- ^ "Tradus din hamstereza originala de Miriam Elia si Ezra Elia". Static.cartepedia.ro. Retrieved 2015-06-26.
- ^ a b Wellman, Victoria (9 November 2013). "Decades after death, hamster is family's muse". Archived from the original on 2 April 2017.
- ^ Mufson, Beckett. "This Existential Hamster Helps You Contemplate Life (Quiz)". Mashable. Retrieved 2017-04-03.
- ^ "Books Fall Picks 2013". Village Voice. 2017-04-02. Archived from the original on 2017-04-02. Retrieved 2017-04-03.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ Armitstead, Claire (22 September 2015). "The flyaway success of the Ladybird art prank". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 2 April 2017. Retrieved 3 April 2017.
- ^ "The Diary Of Edward The Hamster 1990-1990". National Public Radio.
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