Alpha Bessora

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SKU: 9781911370017
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Zusammenfassung

A timely and important graphic novel account of one man's desperate journey from North Africa to Europe. Alpha brings together prize-winning artist Barroux and novelist Bessora, and comes to the UK market with a foreword by Michael Morpurgo and endorsed by Amnesty International.

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Alpha Bessora

Alpha Coulibaly is emblematic of the refugee crisis today - just one of millions on the move, at the mercy of people traffickers, endlessly frustrated, endangered and exploited as he attempts to rejoin his family, already in Europe. With a visa, Alpha's journey would take a matter of hours; without one he is adrift for eighteen months. Along the way he meets an unforgettable cast of characters, each one giving another human face to the crisis. The book is presented in graphic novel format, with artwork created in cheap felt-tip pen and wash, materials Alpha himself might be able to access.

Alpha Bewertungen

Both Alpha's plight and those of the characters he meets give the refugee crisis a human face. Using a limited colour palette and felt-tip pens, the effect is stark and powerful -- The Bookseller
Once you read this deeply troubling book, passing by, looking away, is no longer an option -- Michael Morpurgo
Surely more relevant now than ever, and although it is certainly not a sentimental book, Bessora weaves an underlying humanity into this narrative of desperation and degradation -- INIS

Über Bessora

Bessora is a prize-winning French author of Swiss and Gabonese heritage, deeply committed to telling unheard and suppressed stories. In telling Alpha's story, her aim was to create a strong connection between narrator and reader. She says, Alpha is like your brother, whispering in your ear. You are very close to him. So anyone can identify with Alpha: he raises the question of destiny. Do we take it in hand? What meaning do we give to our life?

Barroux is a French graphic artist best known as an illustrator for children. He grew up in Morocco and has always wanted to create a book representing contemporary Africa. He settled on Alpha when he met an African refugee in his workplace in Paris. Barroux explains, His name was - is - Togola and he came to Alice's Garden with no official papers and unable to work although he had been in France for seven years. And I was talking to him and thinking this is so novelistic, you could make such an incredible book out of this man's story.

Zusätzliche Informationen

Sku

GOR007718825

ISBN 13

9781911370017

ISBN 10

1911370014

Titel

Alpha Bessora

Autor

Bessora

Zustand

Gebraucht - Sehr Gut

Bindung

Broschiert

Verlag

Barrington Stoke Ltd

Datum

20160801

Anzahl der Seiten

128

Preise

N/A

Begleitschreiben

Die Abbildung des Buches dient nur Illustrationszwecken, die tatsächliche Bindung, das Cover und die Auflage können sich davon unterscheiden.

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