Jane Austen and Seth Grahame-Smith are the authors of the
international best seller Pride and Prejudice and Zombies. Since
its publicaton in April 2009, Pride and Prejudice and Zombies has
been translated into French, German, Italian, Chinese, Japanese,
Spanish, Polish, Portuguese, Hungarian, Serbian, and Croatian. The
novel has also been optioned to become a major motion picture. Ms.
Austen died in 1817, but Mr. Grahame-Smith is currently alive and
well in Los Angeles, California.
Roberto Parada is a freelance illustrator whose work has appeared
in Time, Esquire, Rolling Stone, and Sports Illustrated. A graduate
from Pratt Institute, he has received awards from The New York
Society of Illustrators, Communications Arts, and American
Illustration. Mr. Parada is also a bone marrow transplant survivor.
“…a jolly mash-up of Austen’s 1813 classic and the horror tropes of
the walking dead…”-Philadelphia Inquirer
“Pride and Prejudice and Zombies is the ultimate mash-up.” –
Newsday
“Because every story is better with zombies, Seth Grahame-Smith's
bestselling novel-turned-movie is a must-read for Austen
lovers... Pride and Prejudice and Zombies needs to be on
every P&P fan's shelf.”–Bustle
What could be more zeitgeisty than the popular Jane Austen and zombie mashup written by Seth Grahame-Smith? A graphic novelization of Grahame-Smith's creation, of course. Lee and Richards collaborate on a lively adaptation, which should appeal to edgier fans of 19th-century novels. The plot and language cleave closely to the basic outlines of Austen's beloved tale, with the major exception that the English countryside is overrun by zombies, and the Bennett sisters are trained warriors. Elizabeth still disdains then pines for Mr. Darcy; Mr. Bennett is still as sage as his wife is daft; and Mr. Wickham is still a charming but duplicitous con man. Lovers of the novel will delight at the clever ways in which the zombie interludes tweak the well-known elements of the tale, although the story will make little sense to those not familiar with Austen. Artist Richards unfortunately makes all the Bennett sisters look like Barbies, with Elizabeth's lips looking as if they were pumped full of silicone; there are also some unnecessary flashes of Elizabeth's garters and thigh-high stockings. But the action sequences are dynamic, the English manors are lovely, and the zombies appropriately gory. (May) Copyright 2010 Reed Business Information.
You'll either love or loathe the idea of this classic rewritten to include hordes of brain-seeking zombie "unmentionables" and a Shaolin-trained Elizabeth Bennett. It is silly, of course, and at times unnecessarily crude (Do we really need this many puns on the word balls?), but it's also a great deal of fun-particularly when Elizabeth dreams about beheading her wayward sister Lydia. Verdict: As Grahame-Smith has retained 85 percent of the original text, Austen aficionados may enjoy seeing the familiar story through this new lens. Fans of satirical zombie films and horror-comedies like Shaun of the Dead and Army of Darkness will enjoy it, too. Buzz is high for this publisher's breakout title, which includes ten discussion questions. Recommended for all popular fiction collections.-Karl G. Siewert, Tulsa City-Cty. Lib., OK Copyright 2009 Reed Business Information.
"...a jolly mash-up of Austen's 1813 classic and the horror tropes
of the walking dead..."-Philadelphia Inquirer
"Pride and Prejudice and Zombies is the ultimate mash-up." -
Newsday
"Because every story is better with zombies, Seth Grahame-Smith's
bestselling novel-turned-movie is a must-read for Austen lovers...
Pride and Prejudice and Zombies needs to be on every P&P
fan's shelf."-Bustle
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