Once again, in his own unique way Leunig takes us on a fantastic journey of satirical humor with A Bag Of Roosters.
Exploring everything from the darker side of human nature to the craziness the invades our everyday lives. His views and opinions although often political are just as likely to be thought provoking and heart warming.Â
If your looking for Australian wit and humour, a pictorial adventure, caricatures and cartoons to warm your life then here they are.
This copy is one of the best we have ever seen it is like new and given its age that is rare. Several copies have been sold in the last 6 years but none have been a nice as this one.
A rare opportunity to pick up a fantastic copy of one of the most requested Leunig books of all time.
Renowned cartoonist Michael Leunig is undoubtedly one of Australia’s most endearing favorites.
He is one of the very few Australians to be honored with the “National Trust Living Treasure” accolade in 1999.
Simply a fabulous cartoon book. Australian wit and humour at its very best.
Design
Title – Â A Bag Of Roosters
Author – Leunig, Michael
Year – 1983
Published by  Angus & Robertson
Description – 106 pages.
Content – cartoon illustrations
Size – 18 cm x 22 cm
Subject – Australian wit and humor – Â Pictorial.
Caricatures and cartoons – Australia.
Language – English
ISBN Â – 0207148309
ISBN 13 – 9780207148309
Condition – Â Near new
History
Michael Leunig (born 2 June 1945), often referred to as Leunig, is an Australian cartoonist.
His best known works include The Adventures of Vasco Pyjama and the Curly Flats series.
He was declared an Australian Living Treasure by the National Trust of Australia in 1999. Leunig, a fifth generation Australian, was born in East Melbourne, Victoria, grew up in the Melbourne suburb of Footscray and went to Maribyrnong High School before entering an arts degree at Monash University.
His first cartoons appeared in the Monash University student newspaper, Lot’s Wife, in the late 1960s. He was conscripted in the Vietnam War call-up, but he registered as a conscientious objector; in the event he was rejected on health grounds when it was revealed that he was deaf in one ear. After university Leunig enrolled at the Swinburne Film and
Television School and then began his cartoon career. He has noted that he was at first interested in making documentaries. In the early 1970s his work appeared in the satirical magazine Nation Review, Woman’s Day, London’s Oz magazine and also various newspapers of that era. The main outlet for Leunig’s work has been the daily Fairfax press, The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age (Melbourne) newspapers published in Australia. In recent years he has focused mainly on political commentary, sometimes substituting his simple drawings with reproduced photographic images with speech balloons attached.
The Australian Broadcasting Corporation has also provided airtime to Leunig to discuss his views on a range of political and philosophical issues. Leunig’s drawings are done with a sparse, quavering line, usually in black and white with ink wash, the human characters always drawn with exaggerated features. This style served him well in his early years when he gained a loyal following for his quirky take on social issues. He also made increasingly frequent forays into a personal fantasy world of whimsy, featuring small figures with teapots balanced on their heads, grotesquely curled hair and many ducks.
*All historical information taken from Wikipedia for educational purposes only