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Canada’s environmental self-delusion
SYLVIA HIKINS recommends a graphic novel that lays bare the human and environmental costs of opencast mining in Alberta
Illustrations: Kate Beaton
JAMES WALSH revels in a miscellany of beautifully observed characters, ranging from the parodic to the frankly batshit
MALC McGOOKIN appreciates a graphic novel that records the history of the legendary peace camp and surveys the state of the right to protest in contemporary Britain
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New releases from Otherlands Trio, Isabelle Bodenseh, Kris Davis and the Lutoslawski Quartet
STEVEN ANDREW praises a beautifully written and enjoyable read
Ducks — Two Years in the Oil Sands
by Kate Beaton
Jonathon Cape £25
KATE BEATON is a Canadian writer and cartoonist. The book, Ducks — Two Years in the Oil Sands, is her first full-length graphic narrative, a memoir dramatically played out in cartoon format.
Beaton comes from Cape Breton on Canada’s East Coast, an area where the major industries, oil and fishing, went into sharp decline and as a consequence, local people had to seek employment elsewhere.
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