Sempe: A Little Bit of France

Sempe: A Little Bit of France
- New Yorker-French cartoonist Sempe elucidates France
Renowned New Yorker cover illustrator Jean-Jacques SempÃ© illustrates the quirky charm of Franceâ€™s countryside and small towns with his signature style and gentle sense of humor and irony. His drawings are famed for their striking use of pen and ink, their inimitable style, and most of all for their satire and tragicomic vision. The 78 drawings in this charming portfolio are sweet and sentimental. They somehow manage to be gentle even when the topic is difficult. They probe the quirkiness of life in provincial France and wordlessly pinpoint the quintessential features of modern French life, creating a world peopled by bemused psychoanalysts, baffled lovers, dreamy couples, and long-faced aquiline-nosed depressives yearning for universal truths. Not only is the volume a tribute to France, but it celebrates those who are ready to see the comic and lighthearted beyond lifeâ€™s problems and their own egos.
Country USA
Brand Universe Publishing
Manufacturer Universe
Binding Hardcover
ReleaseDate 2008-01-29
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780789315854

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