Esther's Notebooks 3
Tales from my twelve-year-old life
«For something more wholesome, settle down with Esther's Notebooks... funny, insightful volumes, packed with phone envy, classroom politics and friendship, are a comic treat.»
James Smart, Guardian Books of the Year
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 hilarious 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 hilarious 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
- 9781782276197
- Utgivelsesår
- 2021
- Format
- 30 x 24 cm
Anmeldelser
«For something more wholesome, settle down with Esther's Notebooks... funny, insightful volumes, packed with phone envy, classroom politics and friendship, are a comic treat.»
James Smart, Guardian Books of the Year
«I've read some crazily good graphic novels this year... But it was probably Esther's Notebooks that I most looked forward to opening... My small niece Edith and I both adore them... I see them as slyly feminist. But [for Edith] they're just madly enjoyable: naughty, resonant and true»
Rachel Cooke, Observer, Best Graphic Novels of 2021
«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
«Our highlight of the year is Esther's Notebooks...A thrilling reminder that the best comic strips create their own world while also reflecting our own»
Herald (Scotland)