Yellow Negroes and Other Imaginary Creatures

Yellow Negroes and Other Imaginary Creatures

A timely collection of work about race and immigration in Paris by one of France's most revered cult comic book artists.

Yvan AlagbÃ© is one of the most innovative and provocative artists in the world of comics. In the stories gathered in Yellow Negroes and Other Imaginary Creaturesâ€”drawn between 1994 and 2011, and never before available in Englishâ€”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.
Country USA
Brand New York Review Books
Manufacturer New York Review Comics
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber 9781681371764
Color Yellow
ReleaseDate 2018-04-03
UnitCount 1
Format Illustrated
EANs 9781681371764

Country	USA
Brand	New York Review Books
Manufacturer	New York Review Comics
Binding	Paperback
ItemPartNumber	9781681371764
Color	Yellow
ReleaseDate	2018-04-03
UnitCount	1
Format	Illustrated
EANs	9781681371764

Yellow Negroes and Other Imaginary Creatures

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