Les Strates (Strata) - Penelope Bagieu

Brand: Guangdong Flower City Publishing House | Status: Còn hàng

350.000₫

"This was heartbreaking, heartwarming, and hilarious all at once. Told as short stories, readers get the opportunity to see different parts of her life in particularly poignant moments that encompass who she was a teen and young adult. Culturally, it was interesting to read about the flexibility that Parisian teens had in comparison to my own experience. In the most hard and vulnerable parts of this book, readers gain insight to her struggles, but most importantly her growth. I think that some readers will have difficulty with this one if they’re looking for a linear memoir, but I rather enjoyed the lack of cohesiveness. The artwork was beautiful and reminded me of some things that I would see in Sunday comics. A wonderful read." - Goodreads Reviewer

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“She peels back the layers of her past and former selves; sixteen simple black-and-white segments sketch out multiple facets of her identity, revealing her true self. Confusion and sorrow coexist with sweetness and warmth; embarrassment and bitterness run alongside courage and innocence. Layer by layer, the private notes become layers of spiritual resonance. Winner of the 2018 Harvey Award and the 2019 Eisner Award for Best Foreign Work, she returns with a work that is both fair-minded and tinged with bittersweet self-mockery.”

From ages 6 to 20, the author captures sixteen moments from her life. These slices of experience, laid out one after another, form the person she is today. The death of a beloved pet, early lessons about sex, quarrels with close friends, bodily changes and sensations, studying abroad, a youthful crush, farewells to loved ones… Some stories are big, some small; some are deeply meaningful, others seem light or trivial. Yet each is a moment etched into memory, shaping a life in quiet, lasting ways. This “private notebook” of a book lays bare her treasured memories with complete honesty.

Author: Pénélope Bagieu (France)
Illustrator: Pénélope Bagieu
Translator: Wang Chenxue
Published by Post Wave (Houlang).