Earthling
by:
Aisha Franz (author)
Helge Dascher (translator)
A finely wrought account of aliens and alienation in the suburb The German cartoonist Aisha Franz’s debut graphic novel details a few short days in the life of two sisters and their single mother. Set in a soulless suburb populated by block after block of identical row houses bordered by empty...
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A finely wrought account of aliens and alienation in the suburb
The German cartoonist Aisha Franz’s debut graphic novel details a few short days in the life of two sisters and their single mother. Set in a soulless suburb populated by block after block of identical row houses bordered by empty fields and an industrial no-man’s-land, Earthling explores the loneliness of everyday life through these women’s struggle to come to terms with what the world expects of them.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9781770461666 (1770461663)
Publish date: 2014-09-23
Publisher: Drawn and Quarterly
Pages no: 208
Edition language: English
They have this listed as Alien (this title has been translated from German into English) but the English title is Earthling. This is a very bittersweet look at the lives of three women, a mother and her two daughters, who are all sad and hide that sadness from each other. The story takes place ove...
I read this at lunch. I identified with Madchen and her mom, and even a bit with the older sister, and I thought the alien was perfect.
I read this at lunch. I identified with Madchen and her mom, and even a bit with the older sister, and I thought the alien was perfect.
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