Brigitte Findakly
Author
Publisher
Drawn & Quarterly
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
"Poppies of Iraq is Brigitte Findakly's nuanced tender chronicle of her relationship with her homeland Iraq, co-written and drawn by her husband, the acclaimed cartoonist Lewis Trondheim. In spare and elegant detail, they share memories of her middle class childhood touching on cultural practices, the education system, Saddam Hussein's state control, and her family's history as Orthodox Christians in the arab world. Poppies of Iraq is intimate and...
Author
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pub. Date
2010.
Language
English
Description
A graphic novel version of the story of an aviator whose plane is forced down in the Sahara Desert where he encounters a little prince from a small planet who relates his adventures in seeking the secret of what is important in life.
Author
Publisher
Pantheon Books
Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
English
Description
"Joann Sfar's beloved, humorous, and wise talking cat is back for more beautifully illustrated adventures in Algiers and across Africa in the 1930s. While the rabbi is away, his cat tags along with Malka of the Lions (the rabbi's enigmatic cousin), who roams the desert with his ferocious-on-demand lion. Some believe Malka to be a pious Jew, others think he's a shrewd womanizer, but the cat will be the one to discover the surprising truth." "Back in...
Author
Series
Publisher
Gallimard
Pub. Date
2008.
Language
Français
Description
"Joann Sfar retrouve en bande dessinée la poésie, l'émotion et toute la force symbolique du célèbre conte. Fidèle au livre de son enfance, il l'est aussi à lui-même et raconte l'histoire avec la grâce et la générosité qui le caractérisent." --
