Parallel

Lehmann, Matthias

ISBN 10: 1637151004 / ISBN 13: 9781637151006

Editore: Oni Press, 2023

Former library book; May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less. Codice articolo G1637151004I4N10

Riassunto:

A 2023 GLAAD Media Award Nominee for Outstanding Original Graphic Novel

A 2023 ALA Best Graphic Novel for Adults

In Parallel, creator Matthias Lehmann deftly explores the complexities of being gay at a time when queer relationships were forbidden. Torn between his longing for a family and his simultaneous desire for gay love, Karl Kling hides his homosexuality from his wife and child while pursuing male romances in 1950s Germany.

Karl Kling's story is one of revelations, and these he has addressed in a letter to his daughter, Hella, who had disowned Karl many years ago. Karl's letter is a cri de coeur from a father to a daughter he never really got to know, and he comes clean to her about his failed marriages, his fractured family relations--and his love for men.

Taking place between the end of World War II and the 1980s, Parallel chronicles Karl's efforts to comply with social norms in order to keep his sexuality a secret. It also paints a picture of a life torn between conformity and rebellion, and the cruel realities of twentieth-century German society, where homosexuality was proscribed and punishable until 1994. Matthias Lehmann poignantly depicts the story of a decades-long yearning to live an open and free life, and the price Karl and those he loves must pay for it. It is also a story of finding the courage to finally tell the truth no matter the obstacles...or the cost.

Informazioni sull'autore: Born in 1983 in Dresden, Matthias Lehmann studied at the Hochschule für Bildende Künste. He was the illustrator of Claude Monet for Prestel Verlag, published zines, and appeared regularly in the Jazam comic anthology. Parallel was among the finalists for the 2018 Comic Book Prize from the Berthold Leibinger Foundation, and in 2019 he won a Ginco Award for Best Short Comic.

Dati bibliografici

Titolo: Parallel
Casa editrice: Oni Press
Data di pubblicazione: 2023
Legatura: Paperback
Illustratore: Lehmann, Matthias
Condizione: Very Good
Condizione sovraccoperta: No Jacket