Notes from the Couch

by Seki, Natsko; Sempé, Jean-Jacques

• ISBN13: 9780714846750
• ISBN10: 0714846759
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2006-10-21
• Publisher: Phaidon Press

Summary

Hardback Notebook That Will Draw Your Inner Therapist Out;Perfect Gift Any Time of the YearJean-Jacques Semp+- has delighted our literary senses with his classic andwitty cartoons found on the covers of the New Yorker for decades.Semp+-has delved into several themes that illustrate the awkward, hilarious,endearing and human moments of our day-to-day lives, but one of hisfavorites is that of psychoanalysis.For the first time you can take thesebeautiful and charming therapy inspired illustrations home in a beautifullywoven hardback notebook, published by Phaidon Press.Notes from the Couch is a hardback notebook featuring cartoons andillustrations on the theme of psychoanalysis.Semp+-'s illustrationsexplore the complex and sometimes absurd relationships between therapistsand their patients, captured with his signature insight, wit and lightnessof touch.From a languid lay in the quintessential patient couch, to aquaint window where an old married couple discusses nature as anantidepressant, Sempe covers it all. This hilarious and delightful notebook contains lined and blank pages towrite down thoughts, ideas and dreams and will inspire us all to write orat least set up an appointment with a local therapist. The classic Semp+-images peppered throughout make this a unique collectors item, perfect forall the psychoanalyses in the family, budding writers and dreamers alike.

Author Biography

Jean-Jacques Sempé (b.1932) is one of the world’s most successful illustrators and cartoonists. He is the illustrator of the classic children’s-book character, Nicholas, and author of a collection of some thirty albums of his cartoons and graphic novels, all published or to be published by Phaidon. His world-renowned illustrations and cartoons are featured on the cover of the New Yorker and in Paris Match.