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The Professor's Daughter by Joann Sfar
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The Professor's Daughter (original 1997; edition 2007)

by Joann Sfar (Author), Emmanuel Guibert (Illustrator)

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Follows the adventures of Lillian, the daughter of renowned Egyptologist Professor Bowell, and Imhotep IV, a dashing mummy owned by the professor who is awake for the first time in thirty centuries and is in love with Lillian.
Member:salimbol
Title:The Professor's Daughter
Authors:Joann Sfar (Author)
Other authors:Emmanuel Guibert (Illustrator)
Info:First Second (2007), Edition: 1st, 80 pages
Collections:Read but unowned
Rating:***1/2
Tags:graphic novels, historical fiction, humour, fantasy, French authors, bandes dessinées, male comics writers, male comics illustrators, translation, 20th century books, Comic Book Month, 2016 reading

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The Professor's Daughter by Joann Sfar (Author) (1997)

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    Ottoline Goes to School by Chris Riddell (nessreader)
    nessreader: Both of these are picture books for genteel grownups who eat cucumber sandwiches with a twinkle in their eye. Sfar's sepia romance between a mummy and a debutante, or Ottoline's pen + ink detail about a fantasy finishing school - both are really jokes about terribly proper behaviour.… (more)
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    The Unstrung Harp; or, Mr Earbrass Writes a Novel by Edward Gorey (nessreader)
    nessreader: both graphic novels are playful high camp victoriana
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A cute and quirky little graphic novel. On the one hand, I liked how oddball and off the wall a lot of the situations were. On the other hand, there were some unexpected inconsistencies, like the fact that Lillian first declares she cannot love Imhotep and later says he's the love of her life. I feel like there could have been just a little more elaboration on the ties that bind Imhotep and Lillian together across the centuries, as well as some hint that there might be more than a mummy under the wrappings. Still, the watercolor (?) art is as dreamy and whimsical as the story.

(I think I did my first read in June, but since I always read graphic novels twice, I'm not going to worry about figuring out to sets of Dates read.) ( )
  books-n-pickles | Oct 29, 2021 |
I would give this a 3.5, I think. The artwork was beautiful, and the story whimsical and a little crazy. A quick, fun read. ( )
  ssperson | Apr 3, 2021 |
Real weird. Kind of entranced me. But also real confusing and...weird. ( )
  emeraldreverie | Nov 15, 2018 |
Beautiful artwork though the story jumps a bit sporadically. It has a sophisticated, quirky feel about it, and Imhotep's father couldn't have given a single care. He was also the highlight of the story if you ask me. ( )
  DestDest | Oct 11, 2018 |
Eh. The artwork was quirky and interesting; but I didn't really care for the story. ( )
  lesmel | Sep 5, 2014 |
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I admired the parallels the authors drew between the two main characters; even though some of the revelations were ludicrous, the magical atmosphere they created had me fully playing along. There’s a little something in this book for everyone.
 

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Sfar, JoannAuthorprimary authorall editionsconfirmed
Emmanuel GuibertIllustratormain authorall editionsconfirmed
Siegel, AlexisTranslatorsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed

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Follows the adventures of Lillian, the daughter of renowned Egyptologist Professor Bowell, and Imhotep IV, a dashing mummy owned by the professor who is awake for the first time in thirty centuries and is in love with Lillian.

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