Toxic Tropics: A Horror Story of Environmental Injustice - Couverture souple

Oublié, Jessica

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1951491343 ISBN 13 : 9781951491345

Editeur : Street Noise Books, 2025

Synopsis

An in-depth piece of comics journalism exploring the persistent use of the deadly chemical Chlordecone to support the banana crops in Martinique and Guadeloupe.

In 1975, pesticide producer LifeSciences closed their plant that produced the chemical chlordecone, after numerous employees had toxic chemical poisoning, and the local river had been polluted. But in the French Antilles, farmers continued to use the pesticide. Even after it was banned in 1993, planters continued to illegally import and use it. Chlordecone use became so widespread that it was in almost everything people on the islands ate and drank.

Today, 95% of the inhabitants of Guadeloupe and 92% of the inhabitants of Martinique are contaminated by the chemical, and the islands have one of the highest cancer rates in the world.

In this richly illustrated work, the author brings her personal experience and connection to the story as she interviews scores of local people as well as scientists and government officials to uncover the true story behind the decision to continue poisoning the water and the soil for the sake of global commerce. We, as global citizens, are urged to consider the decisions we are making through our consumer choices and how they affect the health of the planet and the survival of communities throughout the world.

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À propos des auteurs

Jessica Oublié studied art history and was the editor of the magazine Africultures. She worked with artist Marie-Ange Rousseau to create a graphic novel on institutionalized West Indian emigration from the 1920s to the 1960s, which won the France Culture Student Prize for Political Comics. After settling in Guadeloupe, she discovered the impact of chlordecone on the health of the people, the land, and the water, and is working to bring it to the attention of the world. Follow the author on Instagram @jessicaoublie.bd

Nicola Gobbi has created several graphic novels and children's books in Italy, and then she moved to Paris, where she lives now and continues to make books. Follow the artist on Instagram @nicola_gobbi

Nicola Gobbi has created several graphic novels and children’s books in Italy, and then she moved to Paris, where she lives now and continues to make books. Follow the artist on Instagram @nicola_gobbi

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Street Noise Books
• Date d'édition: 2025
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1951491343
• ISBN 13: 9781951491345
• Reliure: Broché
• Numéro d'édition: 1
• Nombre de pages: 204
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible