Skandalon
by Maroh, Jul
Julie Maroh burst onto the scene in 2013 with Blue Is the Warmest Color, a tender, bittersweet graphic novel about lesbian love, in which a young woman named Clementine becomes infatuated with Emma, a girl with blue hair. The book spawned a controversial and acclaimed feature film that won the Palme d'Or at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival as well as accolades for its stars Adl̈e Exarchopoulos and Lea Seydoux; the book itself is a New York Times bestseller and received starred reviews from Publishe…
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- Full title :Skandalon / Julie Maroh ; translated by David Homel.
Summary
Julie Maroh burst onto the scene in 2013 with Blue Is the Warmest Color, a tender, bittersweet graphic novel about lesbian love, in which a young woman named Clementine becomes infatuated with Emma, a girl with blue hair. The book spawned a controversial and acclaimed feature film that won the Palme d'Or at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival as well as accolades for its stars Adl̈e Exarchopoulos and Lea Seydoux; the book itself is a New York Times bestseller and received starred reviews from Publishers Weekly and Library Journal. Julie's follow-up graphic novel, Skandalon, marks a startling change of pace: a fiery, intense story about the recklessness of fame. "Skandalon," found in the Gospels, refers to a persistent trap or obstacle, such as the one that confounds the mesmerizing, Jim Morrison-like lead character Tazane. He is a true rock icon: passionate, arrogant, selfish, and sometimes violent, the charismatic singer is a beacon for controversy and scandal. But the public that wor.
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- Publication Date:2014
Publication Statements
- Publisher(s):Arsenal Pulp Press
- Place of Publication:Vancouver
- Language:eng
- Publication Date:2014
Notes
Translation from the French of: Skandalon.
The Physical Object
- Description:1 online resource (157 pages : : color illustrations)
Edition Identifiers
- ISBN:9781551525532, 1551525534
- oclc:on1151393036
- LC Classification:PN6747.M36
- Dewey Decimal:741.5/944
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