Nicolas - Couverture souple

Girard, Pascal

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1897299710 ISBN 13 : 9781897299715

Editeur : Drawn and Quarterly, 2009

Synopsis

Unusual book

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Présentation de l'éditeur

Girard revisits the childhood death of his little brother in his most emotional and spare work

Burdened with grief, confusion, and anger, Pascal Girard explores the childhood passing of his five-year-old brother. Girard delves into the emotional repercussions of this life-changing trauma, from his memories as a nine-year-old struggling to understand up until the present day, twenty-five years after the shattering loss. At the heart of "Nicolas "lies the question shared by most undergoing bereavement: Why? This confusion multiplies for a young boy with few answers to his questions, lacking even a basic explanation of the cause of his brother's departure. As sorrow and guilt are muffled by time and the flurry of even the most typical childhood and adolescence, this is a story of grief not grieved, and a glimpse into the ongoing process of reckoning. Pascal struggles to reconcile the magnitude of this tragedy with the minutiae of his daily experience of loss. "Nicolas" is a delicate, minimalist portrait of the many faces of mourning, identified with surprising humor and pathos by an artist who knows them intimately.

Originally published in a micro-run ten years ago, Girard creates new comics and an introduction that contemplate the larger effect of Nicolas's death on his current behaviors and habits. With masterful visual restraint, Girard pens a work of great honesty and integrity: "Nicolas" resonates long after the book is closed, the weight of the story echoing closely the heft of the personal loss.

Revue de presse

"A touching memoir that's as heartfelt as anything I've read." -Jeffrey Brown, cartoonist of "Clumsy," "Unlikely," and" Big Head"

"This exquisite, wee graphic novel s extreme sparseness, verbally as well as visually, make it a possible godsend for many long-term mourners." -""" --Booklist

"In a small volume that is both gorgeous and raw, Pascal Girard generously shares his own story of loss and coping in an extremely affecting manner. I love it very much." Leslie Stein, author of "Eye of the Majestic Creature"

"A touching memoir that's as heartfelt as anything I've read." -Jeffrey Brown, cartoonist of "Clumsy," "Unlikely," and" Big Head"

"This exquisite, wee graphic novel s extreme sparseness, verbally as well as visually, make it a possible godsend for many long-term mourners." -" --Booklist""

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Drawn and Quarterly
• Date d'édition: 2009
• ISBN 10: 1897299710
• ISBN 13: 9781897299715
• Reliure: Broché
• Langue: anglais
• Nombre de pages: 64