Frédéric Pajak: Ungewisses Manifest 1
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In the first volume of The Manifesto, the narrative switches back and forth between Pajak's memories of his childhood and teenage and the description of various episodes in Walter Benjamin's life in the 1930s. The written and drawn story intriguingly follows the geographical and intellectual paths of an "immiserated dreamer".
Frédéric Pajak's Manifeste incertain is an ambitious book project that will comprise a total of nine volumes. In it, the author interweaves text and image to create an enchantingly beautiful work of art. The narrative of the volumes merges in loose sequence; meandering associatively rather than chronologically, linking the author's personal memories with the fates of historical persons.
About the author
Frédéric Pajak (*1955), born in Suresnes near Paris, is a French-Swiss writer, illustrator and editor. With his works, in which both prose and drawings play an important role, he creates his own genre, which has already won several awards (including the Prix Médicis Essai 2014 and the Swiss Literature Prize 2015). At Buchet-Chastel, he directs the Cahiers des-sinés series. Pajak now lives in Paris and Geneva.
Hardcover
Illustrations in black and white
Translated from French by Ruth Gantert
Product details
18 x 23.5 cm
