Baobab Volume 3 (Ignatz) |
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| Author:
| Igort, |
| Artist:
| Igort, |
| Series title: | Baobab Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-56097-941-8 |
| Publication Date: | Sep 2008 |
| Publisher: | Fantagraphics Books
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $7.95 |
Book Description:
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Baobab #3 returns to the structure of the first issue, split between twoongoing and (seemingly) unrelated stories set a century ago. In the first partof the book, young Hiroshi's ailing grandmother tells him that she will diesoon, and that his future will be in his nation's capital: Tokyo. It's thebeginning of his new life for Hiroshi, and the end of his childhood. Then, turnto the continuing story of two young, struggling South American cartoonists.Celestino is still living in...
More DescriptionBaobab #3 returns to the structure of the first issue, split between twoongoing and (seemingly) unrelated stories set a century ago. In the first partof the book, young Hiroshi's ailing grandmother tells him that she will diesoon, and that his future will be in his nation's capital: Tokyo. It's thebeginning of his new life for Hiroshi, and the end of his childhood. Then, turnto the continuing story of two young, struggling South American cartoonists.Celestino is still living in his native Parador where, on the eve of World WarI, a right-wing military dictatorship is growing in power and viciousness, evendestroying the printing presses of the paper for whom he works. Even in thisdarkness, some light emerges: Celestino receives his first few fan letters fromreaders, and embarks on a romance with his publisher's daughter.