Berkeley Breathed
Berkeley "Berke" Breathed (born June 21, 1957 in Encino near Los Angeles ) is an American cartoonist and children's book author.
He became known with the comic strip Bloom County (1980–1988), which brought him a Pulitzer Prize in 1987 . As a darkly cynical sequel to the series, he produced Outland (1989-1995), which, however, never became as popular as its predecessor. Bloom County's main character, a talking penguin named Opus, reappeared weekly in the newspapers as a solo star from 2003 to 2008. Breathed's comics are socio-politically critical without advocating a ready-made opinion, funny without trivializing. Breathed is also involved in its children's books for pets, especially dogs.
Books
- Bloom County Babylon: Five Years of Basic Naughtiness , Berkeley Breathed, Little Brown and Company, 1986, ISBN 0-316-10309-8 .
- Flawed Dogs , Little Brown and Company, (October 17, 2003), ISBN 0-316-71359-7 .
Web links
- Berkeley Breathed in nndb (English)
- http://www.berkeleybreathed.com/
- Berkeley Breathed in the Internet Speculative Fiction Database (English)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Breathed, Berkeley |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Breathed, Berke (nickname) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American cartoonist and children's author |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 21, 1957 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Encino near Los Angeles |