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Memoirs of a book thief

Title: Memoirs of a book thief / written by A. Tota ; illustrated by P. Van Hove ; translated by E. Gauvin.
Author: Tota, Alessandro, 1982-
Publication: London : SelfMadeHero, 2019.

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Description

173 pages : illustrations; 24 cm

Summary

"Paris in the 1950s: the reign of Sartre and existentialism. Daniel Brodin--bibliophile, book thief, self-proclaimed poet--enters the heated atmosphere of the Cafe Serbier, home of the Parisian literati. A poetry night is taking place and, when one luminary suggests giving the floor to an unknown, Daniel impulsively puts himself forward. Under pressure, he recites not one of his own surrealist poems but an obscure piece of Italian verse he's certain no one will know. It's plagiarism--but it's a triumph. At last, success. Daniel's recital marks his entrance into the Parisian avant-garde: a band of cultured rogues and pseudo-revolutionaries for whom life is a playground for art, and planning a robbery has as much value as writing a book. In this milieu, the wine is good and the girls are beautiful. But can success last if it is founded on plagiarism and theft?"--Provided by publisher.

Uniform Title

Voleur de livres. English

Alternative Title

Voleur de livres.

Subject

Genre/Form

Graphic novels.
Comics (Graphic works)

Note

"First published in French by Futuropolis in 2015"--Page opposite title page.
Translated from French.

Call Number

JFE 21-549

ISBN

9781910593639
191059363X

LCCN

2019467364

OCLC

1048090790

Author

Tota, Alessandro, 1982- author.

Title

Memoirs of a book thief / written by A. Tota ; illustrated by P. Van Hove ; translated by E. Gauvin.

Publisher

London : SelfMadeHero, 2019.

Type of Content

text

still image

Type of Medium

unmediated

Type of Carrier

volume

Local Note

DIST. BY ABRAMS. TRANSLATED FROM FRENCH.

Chronological Term

1900-1999

Added Author

Van Hove, Pierre, 1973- illustrator.

Gauvin, Edward, translator.

Research Call Number

JFE 21-549

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