Blue Pills: A Positive Love Story - Rilegato

Peeters, Frederik

Rilegato

ISBN 10: 061882099X ISBN 13: 9780618820993

Casa editrice: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2008

Riassunto

In an autobiographical account about love in the time of AIDS, Frederik meets Cati and falls in love, but the two face many obstacles to happiness because Cati is HIV positive, just like her three-year-old son, in a deeply personal graphic memoir.

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Recensione:

"[Frederik Peeters'] elliptical, atmospheric storytelling style creates waves of surprising emotion." --Alison Bechdel, author of Fun Home

"Passionate and celebratory . . . Profound questions are embraced in delicate details and quiet moments of pleasure." --Craig Thompson, author of Blankets

"If you need to be reminded that people can still love both intelligently and passionately, Blue Pills is for you." --Alexander Chee, author of Edinburgh

"Compelling . . . riveting . . . the drawings of Peeters . . . elevate the book to another level . . . a memoir that ranks with the best." Kirkus Reviews, Starred

"In the unvarnished humanity of the story lies the book's strength and attraction. Excellent." Booklist, ALA

L'autore:

Frederik Peeters, born in 1974, is an established comics artist. Acquired and translated by the same editor who brought Persepolis to the United States, Blue Pills is Peeters’s first book to be translated into English. Frederik Peeters currently lives with his girlfriend, her son, and their young daughter in Geneva.

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• Editore: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
• Data di pubblicazione: 2008
• ISBN 10: 061882099X
• ISBN 13: 9780618820993
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 190