Notes for a War Story

Gipi

ISBN 10: 1596432616 / ISBN 13: 9781596432611

Verlag: First Second, New York, NY, 2007

Beschreibung

As New; Notes for a War Story is an astonishing urban fable of life in a lawless, war-torn nation, heightened by the uncanny artwork of Italy's maestro graphic novel author. "The war arrived in our village on the 18th of January. Obviously there were other wars going on, but they didn't have anything to do with us. There were wars for blacks. Wars for Arabs. Wars for Slavs. Our war started on the 18th of January, and in a few days, everything had changed." So recounts Giuliano, a loner among outsiders, one of three young drifters caught up in the whirlwind of a nameless war in a nameless Balkan country. The three of them are like passing shadows; they squat in abandoned houses, dodge the occasional bomb, and steal car parts for money. And Giuliano comes to realize, they don't even know what they're fighting for.

Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 008702

Bibliografische Details

• Titel: Notes for a War Story
• Verlag: First Second, New York, NY
• Erscheinungsjahr: 2007
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN-10: 1596432616
• ISBN-13: 9781596432611
• Einband: Soft cover
• Zustand: As New

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Inhaltsangabe

"The war arrived in our village on the 18th of January. Obviously there were other wars going on, but they didn't have anything to do with us. There were wars for blacks. Wars for Arabs. Wars for Slavs. Our war started on the 18th of January, and in a few days, everything had changed."

So recounts Giuliano, a loner among outsiders, one of three young drifters caught up in the whirlwind of a war in the Balkans. The three boys are like passing shadows; they live in abandoned houses, dodge the occasional bomb, and steal car parts for money. Meeting Felix--a powerful, fast-talking mercenary--changes everything for them. Felix is an expert manipulator; he speaks to their ambition and to their desires for power, wealth, and purpose. They're instantly hooked, especially the trio's unofficial leader, Stefano, and they soon escalate from petty crime to working on behalf of a mafia-style militia, bullying and extorting money in Felix's name. But as Giuliano comes to realize, they don't know what they're fighting for--if they're even fighting for anything.

Notes for a War Story is an astonishing look at life in a lawless, war-torn nation, heightened by the harsh, moving, pencil and watercolor artwork of Italy's best graphic novel author.

Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

Gipi's pencil and watercolor art is forceful, realistic, and evocative, the ideal medium for depicting the rough and raw subject matter of this graphic novel. NOTES FOR A WAR STORY won the 'Best Book' prize at Angouleme, the international comics festival. First Second published his GARAGE BAND in Spring 07.