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The Wrong Place
Brecht Evens
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Description for The Wrong Place
Paperback. Oft-absent Robbie is a lothario of celebrity who has the run of a city as chaotic as it is resplendent. Robbie's sexual energy captivates the attention of men and women alike; his literal and figurative brightness is a startling foil to the dreariness of his childhood friend, Francis. Num Pages: 184 pages, chiefly ill. BIC Classification: FX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 176 x 17. Weight in Grams: 444.
Rendered in vivid watercolour where parquet floors and patterned dresses morph together, The Wrong Place revolves around oft-absent Robbie, a charismatic lothario of mysterious celebrity who has the run of a city as chaotic as it is resplendent.
Robbie's sexual energy captivates the attention of men and women alike; his literal and figurative brightness is a startling foil to the dreariness of his childhood friend, Francis. With a hand as sensitive as it is exuberant, Angoulême-winner Brecht Evens's first English graphic novel captures the strange chemistry of social interaction. The Wrong Place contrasts life as it is, angst-ridden ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Vintage United Kingdom
Number of pages
184
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
Number of Pages
184
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780224094207
SKU
V9780224094207
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About Brecht Evens
Belgian cartoonist Brecht Evens was born in 1986 and studied illustration in Ghent. Important mentors were his teacher Goele Dewanckel, an illustrator, and cartoonist/comedy-coach/zen master Randall Casaer. Brecht lives in Brussels, where he lives on illustration work and Flemish cartoonist-grants.
Reviews for The Wrong Place
Gorgeous... Uses watercolours to wonderful effect
James Smart
Guardian
In a series of shimmering, dream-like paintings, Brecht Evens captures the loneliness and the hedonism of a city’s streets after hours...
Claire Allfree
Metro
An invigorating tale of discomfort and joy, with artwork that captivates
Guardian
James Smart
Guardian
In a series of shimmering, dream-like paintings, Brecht Evens captures the loneliness and the hedonism of a city’s streets after hours...
Claire Allfree
Metro
An invigorating tale of discomfort and joy, with artwork that captivates
Guardian