Lightness

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In the aftermath of the murderous attack on the Charlie Hebdo offices on January 7, 2015, cartoonist Catherine Meurisse struggles with the trauma of losing her friends and looks for a way to move forward with her life and her art. She soon enters a dissociative state where she loses her memories, especially those associated with esthetic experiences. This leads her on a quest to seek beauty and lightness in the world around her with the help of guiding lights including Proust, Stendhal, Baudelaire, and two provocative graffiti artists. Throughout the book, Meurisse uses her limber cartooning and dynamic writing to weave a tapestry of raw emotion and philosophical reflection laced with a strain of wry humor. "It’s really amazing to me that Meurisse can share not only a story that is very personal, very revealing, very raw, but does so in a way that puts her right out there, vulnerable. I admire her for being able to do that so honestly." Comics Beat

Publisher: Europe Comics

Language: English

Categories: History, S.T.E.M./S.T.E.A.M., Slice of Life, K12, High School, Memoir, Contemporary Women, Humor

Published: 2023

Age Rating: Young Adult

Lexile level: Unavailable

In-book translation: Unavailable

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