Nicolas (Petits Livres) - Softcover

Girard, Pascal

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Softcover

ISBN 10: 1897299710 ISBN 13: 9781897299715

Publisher: Drawn and Quarterly, 2009

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"Nicolas" is a moving debut work by Quebecois cartoonist Pascal Girard. The book is presented as a series of short autobiographical vignettes that take place after the childhood death of his younger brother, Nicolas, who passed away in 1990. Each episode taken from Girard's childhood, adolescence, and young adulthood offers a glimpse into his multifaceted and ongoing process of reckoning, as he struggles to reconcile the magnitude of this tragedy with the minutiae of his daily experience of loss. "Nicolas" unfolds as a delicate portrait of the many faces of mourning, identified with surprising humor and pathos by an artist who knows them intimately.

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Review:

"A touching memoir that's as heartfelt as anything I've read." -Jeffrey Brown, cartoonist of "Clumsy," "Unlikely," and" Big Head"

"This exquisite, wee graphic novel s extreme sparseness, verbally as well as visually, make it a possible godsend for many long-term mourners." -""" --Booklist

"In a small volume that is both gorgeous and raw, Pascal Girard generously shares his own story of loss and coping in an extremely affecting manner. I love it very much." Leslie Stein, author of "Eye of the Majestic Creature"

"A touching memoir that's as heartfelt as anything I've read." -Jeffrey Brown, cartoonist of "Clumsy," "Unlikely," and" Big Head"

"This exquisite, wee graphic novel s extreme sparseness, verbally as well as visually, make it a possible godsend for many long-term mourners." -" --Booklist""

About the Author:

Pascal Girard was born in Jonquiere, Quebec, Canada, in 1981. He began filling his notebook with drawings on his very first day of school and never stopped. Since he was unable to rid himself of this habit, he naturally decided to make it his career. Girard is the award-winning author of "Nicolas," "Bigfoot," "Reunion," and "Petty Theft." He lives in Montreal."

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