Frederik Peeters, TRanslated by Edward Gauvin
Pachyderme A modern masterpiece of surreal graphic fiction Our heroine, Carice, is visiting her husband – she has something important to tell him. He’s a diplomat, who’s lying in hospital following a car accident. Stuck in a traffic jam on her way to the hospital, she abandons her car and sets off on foot on a journey that turns into a surreal trip. Imagine a David Lynch film co-written by Chuck Palahniuk, Jean-Paul Sartre, and Milan Kundera. This edition of Pachyderme has a foreword written by Moebius. £14.99 | 88pp colour illustrations throughout | 240mm x 170mm Hardback | Graphic novel, Original Fiction October 2012 | World (Distributed in the US/CAN by Abrams)
ISBN 9781906838607
Frederik Peeters has been nominated at Angoulême in the best book category five times. The publication and success of Blue Pills established him as one of the world’s most important graphic novel authors tackling difficult topics with sensitivity. He lives with his wife and daughter in Geneva. “Pachyderme is the perfect example of a vivid and poetic graphic novel that succeeds in conveying a sense of the unconscious, of true mystery.” — Moebius, Casemate
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“A case of the mood and emotions of all concerned being documented, with a quiet, restrained perfection by writer and artist” – Richard Bruton, Forbidden Planet International blog £14.99 | Extent: 112pp black & white illustrations throughout | 240mm x 170mm Hardback | Graphic novel, Original Fiction | November 2011 World (Distributed in the US/CAN by Abrams) ISBN 9781906838386
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