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Elise and the New Partisans
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In May 1968, France exploded. Leftist student groups occupied the streets of Paris, riot police clashed with protesters, and a general strike spread across France like wildfire, threatening to grind government and industry to a halt. And at the heart of it all - Elise. Ten...
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See moreFêted French cartoonist Tardi masterfully dramatizes the activist and singer Dominique Grange's gripping first-person account of the powerful student protest movements that rocked France from the '60s to the '70s.
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In May 1968, France exploded. Leftist student groups occupied the streets of Paris, riot police clashed with protesters, and a general strike spread across France like wildfire, threatening to grind government and industry to a halt. And at the heart of it all - Elise.
Ten years earlier, Elise came to Paris to try her luck in show business. While she met with success as a pop singer, she soon found herself radicalised by the Algerian War and the poor treatment of Algerian immigrants in Paris. For the next 20 years, she would join the fight against labour exploitation, social injustice, and racism in France - risking it all for progressive causes.
The firsthand account of activist and singer Dominique Grange, Elise and the New Partisans is an authentic and exhilarating glimpse into the front lines of the spirited social movements of late-20th century France. Drawn with typical mastery by legendary French cartoonist Tardi, this graphic novel resonates powerfully at a time when the fight against injustice still rages.
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INFORMATION
ISBN: 9781683967552
Publisher: Fantagraphics
Format: Hardback
Date Published: 10 September 2024
Country: United States
Imprint: Fantagraphics
Illustration: 176 Illustrations
Contributors:
- Translated by Jenna Allen
- Translated by Jenna Allen
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Width: 229.0mm
Height: 306.0mm
Weight: 300g
Pages: 176
About the Author
Dominique Grange is a French singer-songwriter, activist, and comics translator whose career was kicked off with her 1968 protest song "Les Nouveaux Partisans" ("The New Partisans"). She and Tardi married in 1983. Tardi is a pioneering, internationally award-winning European cartoonist. His Adèle Blanc-Sec series was adapted into a feature by Luc Besson, and the animated film April and the Extraordinary World was inspired by his cartooning. He lives in Paris with his wife, the singer Dominique Grange, and their cats. Jenna Allen is a freelance translator based in Colorado.
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