Ben Katchor
Ben Katchor is a TED speaker who has written 4 quality-verified books, paired here with their talks.
In the antique buildings of New York City now overgrown with tawdry fixtures and the modernized hopes of its denizens, Ben Katchor listens for the stories that fill his wry, perceptive (and slightly surreal) comic strips of urban life. Downtrodden characters and objects get equal time in a slant spotlight, and while their interplay is often pathetic, it points to profound truths about history, memory and human hopes. Katchor is author of several comics collections, including Cheap Novelties: The Pleasures of Urban Decay, The Jew of New York, and Julius Knipl: Real Estate Photographer. He's been a Guggenheim Fellow and has also written for the stage works such as The Slug Bearers of Kayrol Island. In May, he premieres A Check-room Romance, a musical tragicomedy co-written with Mark Mulcahy
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What books has Ben Katchor written?
Ben Katchor has written 4 books in the Books Worth Reading catalogue: "Cheap novelties", "The Dairy Restaurant", "The Jew of New York", "An Anthology of Graphic Fiction, Cartoons, and True Stories". Each is quality-verified and paired with their TED talk.
What does Ben Katchor write about?
Ben Katchor's books on Books Worth Reading cover Arts & Creativity, Society & Culture, Fiction & Literature.
What is Ben Katchor known for?
Ben Katchor brings a distinctly melancholic and observational sensibility to the intersection of urban history, material culture, and human vulnerability. His work demonstrates a conviction that the seemingly mundane details of city life—forgotten restaurants, aging buildings, discarded objects, and...
What is Ben Katchor's TED talk?
Ben Katchor's most-watched TED talk is "Comics of bygone New York" (2009). It is paired with their books on Books Worth Reading.