Author/Illustrator: Adrian Raeside. Published by Doubleday Canada, Toronto, ON., 1994, 1st Edition. Printed in Canada. Almost New Condition SOFTCOVER Book, with slight age-yellowing. Clean inside, tight spine. Size: 8 x 9.75 inch, 166 pages.
"Raeside’s Canada is a wonderfully funny anecdotal combination of text and editorial cartoon that seeks to define Canada in a most self-deprecating manner, from 'Antigonish to Zebra Mussels.'
As editorial cartoonist for the Victoria Times-Colonist for almost two decades, Raeside is an experienced commentator on the Canadian social condition, and this irreverent work—which appeals to stereotypes but never descends to encompass them—is proof of his mature talent.
Too often collections of cartoons and associated commentary are so slight in text as to be objects of viewing rather than reading. In this work, Raeside’s textual wit—as rich and dense as his visual humor—makes the book something in which the reader can be absorbed. If you enjoy the broad humor of the lampoon, you are well advised to sample this slice of comic Canadiana." -Reviewed by Dennis Blake at CBRA
