The British man passed away at the age of 88 author and illustrator Raymond Briggs, whose album The Snowman enchanted generations of children around the world.
“We know that the books Raymond’s death has touched millions of people around the world who will be saddened by this news,” his family said in a statement released Wednesday (10/8).
The Snowman has sold 5.5 million copies
‘The Snowman’, a 1978 textless album drawn with colored pencils, is Raymond Briggs’ best-known work and has sold 5.5 million copies worldwide. Its hero is a little boy with red hair, who makes a snowman with his hands, which comes to life.
An animated film was made in 1982 based on this album and featured an introduction by singer David Bowie. The film and its unforgettable music have remained associated with the magic of Christmas ever since.
“He loved the sketches of his fans, especially those of children, and hung them on the wall of his studio“, his family narrated as reported by the Athens News Agency.
“Everyone who was around him knew his irreverent sense of humour, which could be biting when it came to power. He liked the article in The Guardian newspaper which described him as an “iconoclastic national treasure”, added the same img.
Raymond Briggs’ most famous works are inspired by his own life and nostalgic for the England of his childhood in the 1930s and 1940s in Wimbledon, south-west London.
His work refers to the history of British society in the 20th century, reflecting social classes, education and the development of politics.
“Father Christmas” was Raymond Briggs’ first big hit. In this album, Santa Claus is a grumpy old man who hates the cold and snow and finds it too tiring to deliver presents.
‘Fungus the Bogeyman’, another of his classic albums released in 1977, has as its hero a rather repulsive creature with existential anxieties. Raymond Briggs had confessed that he was inspired by himself – “a middle-aged man, miserable, frustrated and bad-tempered” – to create this hero.
More recently, in 2019, Raymond Briggs dealt with aging and death in a melancholic album (“Time for Lights Out”). He was also involved with The Oldie, a magazine created as a “cheerful alternative to a press obsessed with youth and celebrity”.
Source: News Beast
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