Yellow Negroes and Other Imaginary Creatures

Comics & Graphic Novels, Historical Fiction, Literary, Fiction & Literature, Short Stories
Cover of the book Yellow Negroes and Other Imaginary Creatures by Yvan Alagbé, New York Review Books
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: Yvan Alagbé ISBN: 9781681371771
Publisher: New York Review Books Publication: April 3, 2018
Imprint: New York Review Comics Language: English
Author: Yvan Alagbé
ISBN: 9781681371771
Publisher: New York Review Books
Publication: April 3, 2018
Imprint: New York Review Comics
Language: English

One of the **Globe & Mail’**s 100 Best Books of 2018

A timely collection of work about race and immigration in Paris by one of France's most revered cult comic book artists.
Yvan Alagbé is one of the most innovative and provocative artists in the world of comics. In the stories gathered in Yellow Negroes and Other Imaginary Creatures—drawn between 1994 and 2011, and never before available in English—he uses stark, endlessly inventive black-and-white brushwork to explore love and race, oppression and escape. It is both an extraordinary experiment in visual storytelling and an essential, deeply personal political statement.

With unsettling power, the title story depicts the lives of undocumented migrant workers in Paris. Alain, a Beninese immigrant, struggles to protect his family and his white girlfriend, Claire, while engaged in a strange, tragic dance of obsession and repulsion with Mario, a retired French Algerian policeman. It is already a classic of alternative comics, and, like the other stories in this collection, becomes more urgent every day.

This NYRC edition is an oversized paperback with French flaps, printed endpapers, and extra-thick paper, and features new English hand-lettering and a brand-new story, exclusive to this edition.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

One of the **Globe & Mail’**s 100 Best Books of 2018

A timely collection of work about race and immigration in Paris by one of France's most revered cult comic book artists.
Yvan Alagbé is one of the most innovative and provocative artists in the world of comics. In the stories gathered in Yellow Negroes and Other Imaginary Creatures—drawn between 1994 and 2011, and never before available in English—he uses stark, endlessly inventive black-and-white brushwork to explore love and race, oppression and escape. It is both an extraordinary experiment in visual storytelling and an essential, deeply personal political statement.

With unsettling power, the title story depicts the lives of undocumented migrant workers in Paris. Alain, a Beninese immigrant, struggles to protect his family and his white girlfriend, Claire, while engaged in a strange, tragic dance of obsession and repulsion with Mario, a retired French Algerian policeman. It is already a classic of alternative comics, and, like the other stories in this collection, becomes more urgent every day.

This NYRC edition is an oversized paperback with French flaps, printed endpapers, and extra-thick paper, and features new English hand-lettering and a brand-new story, exclusive to this edition.

More books from New York Review Books

Cover of the book The Mad and the Bad by Yvan Alagbé
Cover of the book The Violins of Saint-Jacques by Yvan Alagbé
Cover of the book Austerity Measures by Yvan Alagbé
Cover of the book A Chill in the Air by Yvan Alagbé
Cover of the book In Love by Yvan Alagbé
Cover of the book Bel Ria by Yvan Alagbé
Cover of the book Here is New York by Yvan Alagbé
Cover of the book Songs of Kabir by Yvan Alagbé
Cover of the book The Black Spider by Yvan Alagbé
Cover of the book Walter Benjamin by Yvan Alagbé
Cover of the book The Professor and the Siren by Yvan Alagbé
Cover of the book Patrick Leigh Fermor: A Life in Letters by Yvan Alagbé
Cover of the book Hill by Yvan Alagbé
Cover of the book The Post-Office Girl by Yvan Alagbé
Cover of the book Act of Passion by Yvan Alagbé
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy