Building Stories #[c]

Building Stories is a landmark graphic novel by Chris Ware, originally released as a box set of 14 distinct printed pieces—booklets, broadsheets, and a hardcover volume—that can be read in any order. The collection weaves together the lives of several residents of a Chicago apartment building, centering on an unnamed woman navigating memory, loneliness, and the passage of time. This Pantheon edition presents the work in a single, more conventional book format, preserving Ware's intricate storytelling and meticulous visual style.