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Paracuellos
Carlos Gimenez
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Description for Paracuellos
Paperback. In the late 1930s when Spanish fascists led by Franco, and aided by Hitler and Mussolini, overthrew the elected government, almost 200,000 men and women fell in battle, were executed, or died in prison. This is an autobiographical account of the plight of children in post-World War II Fascist Spain. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: FXL; FXZ. Category: (Y) Teenage / Young Adult. Dimension: 280 x 216. .
With a preface by Will Eisner. Paracuellos is a work of great courage, created at a time when telling the truth about Spain's political past could get one killed. It is arguably the most important graphic memoir ever created in comics. Carlos Gimenez's autobiographical account of the plight of children in post-World War II Fascist Spain has won virtually every comics award in Europe, including Best Album at the 1981 Angouleme Festival, and the Heritage Award at Angouleme in 2010. In the ... Read more
With a preface by Will Eisner. Paracuellos is a work of great courage, created at a time when telling the truth about Spain's political past could get one killed. It is arguably the most important graphic memoir ever created in comics. Carlos Gimenez's autobiographical account of the plight of children in post-World War II Fascist Spain has won virtually every comics award in Europe, including Best Album at the 1981 Angouleme Festival, and the Heritage Award at Angouleme in 2010. In the ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Idea & Design Works
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Number of Pages
136
Place of Publication
San Diego, United States
ISBN
9781631404689
SKU
V9781631404689
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Usually ships in 15 to 20 working days
Ref
99-15
About Carlos Gimenez
CARLOS GIM NEZ was born in Madrid in 1941. His first series in comics was Drake & Drake, followed by the popular Gringo, Delta 99, and Dani Futuro. It was with the publication of his powerful and moving tales of childhood in Franco's Spain--Paracuellos in 1977 and Paracuellos 2 in 1982-- that Gim nez made the transition from craftsman to ... Read more
Reviews for Paracuellos
Gimenez' acute moral sensitivity, needle-sharp characterizations and knack for narrative make Paracuellos comparable to Maus and Persepolis. His artwork may surpass them. -NPR Books