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A celebration of the sophistication, wit and charm found only in the singular collaboration of French cartooning team For twenty years, French cartoonists Philippe Dupuy and Charles Berberian have collaborated on every aspect--sharing both the writing and drawing--of their highly acclaimed Mr. Jean short stories, creating one of the most endearing, clever, and readable series in contemporary French comics. Their award-winning, critically acclaimed series has sold more than 120,000 copies in show more France and has won one of comics' most coveted awards, the prestigious Angoulême Alph-Art Award for the Best Book of the Year. Get a Lifeis a collection of the early Mr. Jean stories where the reader is introduced to the life of the titular character, a laconic, single Parisian male struggling through the usual calamities of life: bachelorhood in his twenties and early thirties and the impending responsibilities of marriage, kids, and deadlines for his publisher. Mr. Jean is a typical everyman--a scholar who fancies himself a man of letters, a nostalgist whose memories carry a weight few can understand, a lover whose heart knows the greatest of burdens. Melancholic yet joyful reflections on past loves, favorite authors, marriage, and fatherhood are laid out in a breezy, comic style. show lessTags
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This was a wonderful surprise. Beautiful cartooning, and Jean is so human it hurts. Oh, and it is SUPER Frenchy. As in the book practically smells like brioche and expensive cigarettes.
What a pleasant surprise! I picked this up at the library a couple of days ago on a lark, and much to my surprise it's quite wonderful!
Jean is a late twentyish Parisian writer, single, and looking for love. This is a collection of stories about his life, some 2 pages, some much longer. But it is delightfully witty, self-referential, and sometimes touching. A great cast of fun supporting characters. Clearly I'm at odds with the other reviewers on this page and I can't wait to find and read the next one!
Jean is a late twentyish Parisian writer, single, and looking for love. This is a collection of stories about his life, some 2 pages, some much longer. But it is delightfully witty, self-referential, and sometimes touching. A great cast of fun supporting characters. Clearly I'm at odds with the other reviewers on this page and I can't wait to find and read the next one!
A gently amusing graphic novel about a French writer, his annoying friends and the tribulations of turning 30.
I found these vignettes of the life of Monsieur Jean to be a bore. I wondered why I was wasting my time and I didn't end up finishing the book. I generally find examinations of the little details of everyday life to be pretty interesting because they offer an opportunity to reflect on your own life happenings. But I guess I wasn’t going for slacker lifestyle of Monsieur Jean. I did however, like the artwork. Such verve! Such style! And I found the women’s siege of the castle to be très amusant. While I highly recommend that you check out the artwork of DuPuy and Berberian (http://www.duber.net/index1.htm) I do not recommend reading this book.
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The lines are deceptively simple, true of much European work. They demonstrate the years of experience it took to put them in just the right place. The rich colors are particularly astounding.
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- Graphic Novels & Comics
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- 741.5944 — Arts & recreation Drawing & decorative arts Drawing Comic books, graphic novels, fotonovelas, cartoons, caricatures, comic strips History, geographic treatment, biography European France & Monaco
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- PN6747 .D86 .M6513 — Language and Literature Literature (General) Literature (General) Collections of general literature Comic books, strips, etc.
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