{"id":337,"date":"2014-06-17T15:37:09","date_gmt":"2014-06-17T14:37:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/centrala.org.uk\/?post_type=product&p=337"},"modified":"2020-12-01T16:30:35","modified_gmt":"2020-12-01T16:30:35","slug":"adventures-on-a-desert-island","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/centrala.org.uk\/centrala_test\/product\/adventures-on-a-desert-island\/","title":{"rendered":"Adventures on a Desert Island"},"content":{"rendered":"

Woken up from a catastrophic dream, a man finds a diary behind his front door and starts to read it. He follows a story of a man who embarked on a cruise to Africa. The ship was sunk by a tsunami but he survived and found himself on a mysterious desert island. The plot is composed of strange stories whose peculiar character is highlighted by the author\u2019s stylised language.
\nA journey into the unknown provides an opportunity to show the true face of modern man whose life remains unchanged even after a disaster. There is an inherent fallibility to Sie\u0144czyk\u2019s characters, as well as inability and unwillingness to change. Stranded on a desert island, they don\u2019t take any action \u2013 they simply recount incredible stories and wait to be carried along by the tides of fate.<\/p>\n

Maciej Sie\u0144czyk<\/strong> (born in 1972) \u2013 Polish graphic artist, illustrator, comic book creator. He has worked for major literary and cultural magazines (Lampa<\/em>, Exklusiv<\/em>) and is the author of illustrations for several key novels by writers of the young generation (Dorota Mas\u0142owska, Micha\u0142 Witkowski, Adam Widemann).<\/p>\n

In 2005, he published his own book, Hydriola<\/em>, followed by Wrz\u0105tkun<\/em> in 2009 and The Adventures on a Desert Island<\/em> in 2012. In 2013, he became the first comic book artist to be nominated and shortlisted for the NIKE Literary Award for his album The Adventures on a Desert Island<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Sie\u0144czyk\u2019s work is genuinely multidimensional, pushing the boundaries of traditional comics. His distinctive drawing style along with unusual storytelling create a unique combination of comics and illustration.<\/p>\n