Ethel & Ernest
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| Author | Raymond Briggs |
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| Illustrator | Raymond Briggs |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Graphic Novel Biography |
| Publisher | Jonathan Cape |
Publication date | 7 October 1998 |
| Publication place | England |
| Media type | Hardback |
| ISBN | 0-224-06039-2 |
| OCLC | 41620728 |
Ethel & Ernest (subtitled "A True Story") is a graphic novel and animated film by English author and illustrator Raymond Briggs. It tells the story of the lives of Briggs' parents from their first meeting in 1928 to their deaths in 1971.
Story
The story is simply a progression through the lives of the titular couple, from their courtship in the late 1920s to their deaths in 1971. Ethel is a lady's maid with middle-class aspirations and firm notions of respectable English behaviour; she becomes a housewife when she marries. Ernest, five years younger, is an easygoing milkman with socialist ideals and an enthusiastic interest in modern progress and technology. They live with their only child, Raymond, in a London suburb, through the Great Depression, World War II, the advent of television and other events. The book richly illustrates London working-class life and concerns, during some of the most momentous social and political developments of the 20th century.[1]
Awards
Ethel & Ernest won the "Best Illustrated Book of the Year" at the 1999 British Book Awards.[2]
Film adaptation
The book was turned into a feature-length hand-drawn animated film, voiced by Brenda Blethyn, Jim Broadbent and others. It was premiered at the London Film Festival in October 2016, and broadcast on BBC television in December 2016.[3]
References
- ^ "Ethel and Ernest" (review), Publishers Weekly, 30 August 1999.
- ^ British Book Awards - previous winners Archived 5 April 2007 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Ethel & Ernest". BBC iPlayer. Retrieved 29 December 2016.
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