Nicole Claveloux’s short stories—originally published in the late 1970s and never before collected in English—are among the most beautiful comics ever drawn: whimsical, intoxicating, with the freshness and splendor of dreams. In hallucinatory color or elegant black-and-white, she brings us into lands that are strange but oddly recognizable, filled with murderous grandmothers and lonely city dwellers, bad-tempered vegetables and walls that are surprisingly easy to fall through. In the title story, written with Edith Zha, a new houseplant becomes the first step in an epic journey of self-discovery and a witty fable of modern romance—complete with talking shrubbery, a wised-up genie, and one very depressed bird.
This new selection, designed and introduced by Daniel Clowes, presents the full achievement of an unforgettable, unjustly neglected master of French comics.
This NYRC edition is an oversized hardcover and features multiple extra-thick paper stocks, full color, and new English hand-lettering.
- ISBN10 1681371073
- ISBN13 9781681371078
- Publish Date 28 November 2017
- Publish Status Active
- Out of Print 11 August 2021
- Publish Country US
- Imprint The New York Review of Books, Inc
- Edition Main
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 100
- Language English
- URL https://penguinrandomhouse.com/books/isbn/9781681371078