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The Red Virgin and the Vision of Utopia
Bryan Talbot
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Description for The Red Virgin and the Vision of Utopia
Hardcover. Set against the background of violence and state repression in a turbulent period of French history, this book chronicles the incredible and outrageous life of Louise Michel, the revolutionary feminist dubbed 'The Red Virgin of Montmartre' - a utopian dreamer, notorious anarchist, teacher, orator and poet, she was decades ahead of her time. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: FX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 162 x 222 x 21. Weight in Grams: 536.
Set against the background of violence and state repression in a turbulent period of French history, The Red Virgin and the Vision of Utopia chronicles the incredible and outrageous life of Louise Michel, the revolutionary feminist dubbed `The Red Virgin of Montmartre'. A utopian dreamer, notorious anarchist, teacher, orator and poet, she was decades ahead of her time. Always a radical, she fought on the barricades defending the short-lived Paris Commune of 1871 against the reactionary regime that massacred thousands of French citizens after the Commune's defeat. Deported to a penal colony on the other side of the Earth, she ... Read more
Set against the background of violence and state repression in a turbulent period of French history, The Red Virgin and the Vision of Utopia chronicles the incredible and outrageous life of Louise Michel, the revolutionary feminist dubbed `The Red Virgin of Montmartre'. A utopian dreamer, notorious anarchist, teacher, orator and poet, she was decades ahead of her time. Always a radical, she fought on the barricades defending the short-lived Paris Commune of 1871 against the reactionary regime that massacred thousands of French citizens after the Commune's defeat. Deported to a penal colony on the other side of the Earth, she ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Jonathan Cape Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Number of Pages
144
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780224102346
SKU
V9780224102346
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About Bryan Talbot
Bryan Talbot (Author) Bryan Talbot was born in 1952. He has worked on underground comics, science fiction and superhero stories such as Judge Dredd and Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight. His books include Alice in Sunderland, Dotter of Her Father's Eyes (with Mary Talbot), the first graphic novel to win the Costa biography award, and the Grandville series.Mary ... Read more
Reviews for The Red Virgin and the Vision of Utopia
A fascinating story...the stark illustrations match the story well... A fascinating piece of graphic biography, and it's certainly a daring piece of work.
Doug Johnstone
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A work of consummate mastery... The work is deftly done... If you've read their previous books, you'll know the level of professionalism being brought to bear here and ... Read more
Doug Johnstone
Big Issue
A work of consummate mastery... The work is deftly done... If you've read their previous books, you'll know the level of professionalism being brought to bear here and ... Read more