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Horizontal Collaboration

By Navie and Carole Maurel
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Horizontal Collaboration explores the complex, taboo relationships between French women and German officers during World War II through a poignant and female-centred narrative. In 1942 Paris, Rose, whose husband is a prisoner of war, becomes entwined in a secret affair with German officer Mark after intervening to help her Jewish friend. The story unfolds through the eyes of a blind building concierge, revealing the hidden dramas of tenants facing issues like domestic violence and prostitution. The graphic novel combines intimate, retro-styled illustrations with a sensitive examination of love and betrayal under occupation.
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This graphic novel is suitable for readers interested in historical fiction, World War II narratives, and stories centred on complex female experiences. It will appeal to fans of thoughtful, artful graphic novels that tackle challenging social and emotional issues.

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This fascinating graphic novel tackles the still-sensitive topic of who it is acceptable to love, and how, and the story's drama is brought vividly to life by intimate and atmospheric retro-styled illustrations.

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Horizontal Collaboration is a term used to describe the sexual and romantic relationships that some French women had with members of the occupying German forces during World War II. In this poignant, female-centred graphic novel created by writer/artist duo Carole Maurel and Mademoiselle Navie, the taboo of 'sleeping with the enemy' is explored through the story of a passionate, and forbidden, affair.

In June 1942, married Rose (whose husband is a prisoner of war) intervenes in the detainment of her Jewish friend and then accidentally embarks on a secret relationship with the investigating German officer, Mark. There is only one step between heroism and treason, and it's often a dangerous one. Inside an apartment building on Paris's 11th arrondissement, little escapes the notice of the blind husband of the concierge. Through his sightless but all-knowing eyes, we learn of Rose and Mark's hidden relationship, and also of the intertwined stories and problems of the other tenants, largely women and children, who face such complex issues as domestic violence, incest, and prostitution.

This fascinating graphic novel tackles the still-sensitive topic of who it is acceptable to love, and how, and the story's drama is brought vividly to life by intimate and atmospheric retro-styled illustrations.

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Praised for its beauty and depth, Horizontal Collaboration has been called "extraordinary" and "a gorgeous graphic novel" that opens critical dialogue on its sensitive themes. Reviewers highlight its powerful storytelling that challenges perceptions of love and betrayal, as well as its evocative artwork that immerses the reader in a historical yet deeply personal thriller.

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ISBN: 9781912740017

Publisher: Korero Press

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 18 June 2019

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Korero Press

Illustration: 1 Illustrations

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 180.0mm

Height: 237.0mm

Weight: 300g

Pages: 144

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Adult Graphic Novels Carole Maurel Fiction Graphic Novels Navie

About the Author

Navie is a writer for the press, cinema, and television. She has a history degree from The Sorbonne in Paris, France, where she specialized in the history of fascism.

Carole Maurel is a prolific artist who has worked in animation cinema, publishing, and as a graphic novelist. Her 2017 book The Apocalypse According to Magda was awarded France's Artémisia Avenir award.

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