Esther's Notebooks 2
Tales from my eleven-year-old life
«Riad Sattouf is one of the great creators of our time»
Alain de Botton
Every week, the comic book artist Riad Sattouf has a chat with his friend's daughter, Esther. She tells him about her life, about school, her friends, her hopes, dreams and fears, and then he works it up into a comic strip. Les mer
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Every week, the comic book artist Riad Sattouf has a chat with his friend's daughter, Esther. She tells him about her life, about school, her friends, her hopes, dreams and fears, and then he works it up into a comic strip.
This book consists of 52 of those strips, telling between them the story of a year in the life of this sharp, spirited and funny child. The result is a moving, insightful and utterly addictive glimpse into the real lives of children growing up in today's world.
This book consists of 52 of those strips, telling between them the story of a year in the life of this sharp, spirited and funny child. The result is a moving, insightful and utterly addictive glimpse into the real lives of children growing up in today's world.
Detaljer
- Forlag
- Pushkin Press
- Innbinding
- Paperback
- Språk
- Engelsk
- ISBN
- 9781782276180
- Utgivelsesår
- 2021
- Format
- 30 x 24 cm
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«Riad Sattouf is one of the great creators of our time»
Alain de Botton
«The portrait of an era, drawn with a smile»
L'Express
«Riad Sattouf sketches everyday life brilliantly, bringing out society's great problems through Esther's minor troubles»
Culturevnews
«Esther is a mini social phenomenon... It's a joy to fall back into our childhoods with her»
Elle
«Riad Sattouf is a true genius when it comes to showing the world through a child's eyes. His style is full of life, overflowing with humour and tenderness - you're guaranteed to fall under the spirited Esther's charm. Everything you wanted to know about your kids but were afraid to ask...»
Leïla Slimani
«Chronicles the everyday life of a Parisian child, with all its ups and downs, its flights of fancy and its confrontations with crushing reality... Enchanting [and] eye-opening»
James Lovegrove, Financial Times
«These funny, well-observed stories... contain immense daring and depth... Sattouf has drawn a portrait of a generation»
Observer, Graphic Novel of the Month