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

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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

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.
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Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9781782276180
Publisert
2021-07-29
Utgiver
Vendor
Pushkin Press
Høyde
300 mm
Bredde
240 mm
Aldersnivå
G, 01
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
56

Forfatter
Oversetter

Om bidragsyterne

Riad Sattouf is a bestselling cartoonist and filmmaker who grew up in Syria and Libya and now lives in Paris. His autobiographical series The Arab of the Future has sold more than a million copies in France alone, won multiple prizes and been translated into sixteen languages. The Esther's Notebooks series has also sold nearly 700,000 copies in France, been adapted for a popular animated TV series, and is being translated into 8 languages. Riad was recently selected to become a member of The Order of Arts and Letters, one of France's highest honours.