Streak of Chalk
by Miguelanxo Prado
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On the occasion of NBM's 40th anniversary, a classic is brought back in print! A small streak of an island in the Atlantic. On no map. In heavy summer heat. One general store with a woman and her taciturn boy. A lighthouse with no light. Memories and messages graffitied on the pier wall. A chance encounter with a beautiful elusive woman. A Murder. Or was it? Nothing seems completely real. Only the graffitied memories are constant. A mysterious multifaceted novel steeped in magical realism show more that can be read a number of ways, Streak of Chalk is one of Spain's best comics authors' magnum opus, and one of the greatest, most pioneering graphic novels NBM ever published. show lessTags
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One of the best graphic novels I've read so far. The drawing is superb, Prado really excelled himself in this and the story well woven, a true answer to Borges and Bioy Casares challenge.
Beautiful artwork and a haunting, surreal story. Charming in a low key way.
An unusual work, I'm not very familiar with graphic novels but it seems very sophisticated and well done.
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Colecção Novela Gráfica (série III) (02)
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- Original publication date
- 1992
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- Languages
- 8 — Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Portuguese (Portugal), Spanish
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- Paper
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