VERY GOOD -Book is in Very Good condition with some shelf wear, light loss of gloss, etc but no major issues like creases, missing pages, water damage, ripped cover, etc. Book likely has a remainder mark.
Creators: Riad Sattouf
Publisher: Pantheon
ISBN: 9780593316924
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 168 pages
On Sale Date: 1/24/2023
Dimensions: 12 in H | 9.9 in W | 0.8 in T | 2.3 lb Wt
The author of The Arab of the Future chronicles the hilarious and heartbreaking true life of a young girl growing up in Paris.
Funny, well-observed...contains immense daring and depth...Sattouf has drawn a portrait of a generation. Observer, Graphic Novel of the Month
Once a week for three years, the comic book artist Riad Sattouf had a chat with his friends outgoing young daughter, Esther, in which she told him about her family, her school, her friends, her hopes, her dreams, and her fears. After each meeting, he would create a one-page comic strip based on what she had said. Esthers Notebooks gathers 156 of those strips, spanning Esthers life from ages nine through twelve, giving us a delightful look into the daily dramas of this thoughtful, intelligent, and high-spirited girl.
As The Guardian noted: Each page of Esthers Notebooks is self-containedtheres usually a neat punchlinebut read them all, and you come to see that Sattouf has drawn a portrait of a generation: their hopes, dreams and cultural references; the way that their personalities, backgroundsmany of the children portrayed have parents who are immigrantsand preconceived ideas about sexuality begin to play out even before theyve begun secondary school. The result is a bit like a cartoon version of Michael Apteds landmark TV series, Up. These funny, well-observed comics are fantastically daring.
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