Time for Lights Out
Time for Lights Out by Raymond Briggs, published by Jonathan Cape in 2019, is a poignant exploration of old age and death through the lens of the author’s unique storytelling and illustration style. This edition spans 192 pages and is presented in English, featuring Briggs’s characteristic pencil drawings that complement his reflections on life, loss, and the passage of time. The book captures a range of emotions, from humor to melancholy, as Briggs shares memories of his wife, his childhood experiences, and the joys of family life.
Readers will find a collection of short pieces that delve into themes of family and relationships, as well as the complexities of grief and bereavement. Through his observations of everyday moments, such as walking the dog and reminiscing about schooldays, Briggs invites contemplation on the later stages of life. The work also touches on historical elements, reflecting on his experiences as an evacuee during the war and the memories tied to his childhood home in Sussex. Time for Lights Out offers a thoughtful perspective on the inevitability of aging and the memories that shape our lives.
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‘A beloved genius of storytelling and illustration‘ Observer
In his customary pose as the grumpiest of grumpy old men, Raymond Briggs contemplates old age and death… and doesn’t like them much. Illustrated with Briggs’s inimitable pencil drawings, Time for Lights Out is a collection of short pieces, some funny, some melancholy, some remembering his wife who died young, others about the joy of grandchildren, of walking the dog… He looks back at his schooldays and his time as an evacuee during the war, and remembers his parents and the house in which he grew up. But most, like this one, are about his home in Sussex:
Looking round this house,
What will they say,
The future ghosts?
There must have been
Some barmy old bloke here,
Long-haired, artsy-fartsy type,
Did pictures for kiddy books
Or some such tripe.
You should have seen the stuff
He stuck up in that attic!
Snowman this and snowman that,
Tons and tons of tat.
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