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Book

Elon Musk : American oligarch

Call Number

  • GRAPHIC NOVEL 921 M9878C (CEN, OSH)

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Languages

Translated from French.

Publication Information

New York : Seven Stories Press, [2025]

Physical Description

208 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 23 cm

Uniform Title

Elon Musk. English

Summary

"Darryl Cunningham's new graphic biography of Elon Musk is a riveting deep-dive into the audacious mind and tumultuous journey of the world's richest man. Using his signature pictographic style--clean lines, vivid colors, and lean panel compositions--Cunningham peels back the layers of myth around Musk to deliver a timely portrait that is provocative and informative. Spanning several generations, the book traces Musk's journey from his family roots in South Africa and his grandfather's role in the Technocracy Movement to his current position at the apex of tech power and far-right politics. From Musk's early education and influences, the creation of PayPal, and the meteoric rise of Tesla and SpaceX thanks to millions in government handouts, to his ascension as a "dark MAGA" influencer and kingmaker, Elon Musk: American Oligarch captures the tension, tumult, and chaos in which oligarchs thrive today"--

Notes

Originally published in France under the following title: Elon Musk : enquête sur un nouveau maître du monde by Darryl Cunningham.

Contents

  • Early years
  • Tesla and SpaceX
  • The richest man in the world
  • The shadow president?

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