The Return of the Honey Buzzard: Aimée de Jongh - Hardcover

De Jongh, Aimée

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1910593168 ISBN 13: 9781910593165

Publisher: SelfMadeHero, 2016

Synopsis

Simon, a bookseller, has hit hard times. The financial crisis has struck and sales have slumped; his store looks set to close, and he has become increasingly withdrawn. Returning from his storage facility in the woods, he stops at an isolated railroad crossing. There, he witnesses a suicide. The moment hits him like a bomb. Withdrawing deeper into himself, Simon is haunted by memories from his past memories repressed, from a time he d prefer to forget. It is only by chance that he meets Regina, a young girl who begins to provide the comfort and support he needs. But who is Regina, and can she help him come to terms with the loss of a childhood friend? A beautifully drawn and impressively crafted debut from Aimee de Jongh, "The Return of the Honey Buzzard" is a compelling, cinematic, and emotionally perceptive graphic novel about confronting the past and starting again."

About this title

Review:

"The black-and-white palette, masterly pacing, and evocative compositions create a spare, precise, and emotive masterpiece of artistic control."
--Library Journal

"Like an engrossing but terrifying dream, de Jongh's dark, circular psychological drama...gets its hooks in readers immediately."
--Publishers Weekly

From the Author:

Aimée de Jongh is an award-winning animator, illustrator and comics artist. Having published her first comic book at 17 years old, de Jongh has gone on to produce 10 series, including a daily strip for Dutch newspaper Metro Holland. She lives in Rotterdam.

About this edition

• Publisher: SelfMadeHero
• Publication date: 2016
• ISBN 10: 1910593168
• ISBN 13: 9781910593165
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 160