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Skandalon / Julie Maroh ; translated by David Homel

Author
Maroh, Julie, 1985-
Uniform Title
Skandalon. English
Published
Vancouver : Arsenal Pulp Press, [2014]
Copyright Date
©2014
Edition
English language edition.
Physical Description
157 pages : color illustrations ; 26 cm
Additional Creators
Homel, David

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Language Note
Translation of French book with same title.
Summary
Julie Maroh burst onto the scene in 2013 with Blue Is the Warmest Color, a tender, bittersweet graphic novel about lesbian love, in which a young woman named Clementine becomes infatuated with Emma, a girl with blue hair. The book spawned a controversial and acclaimed feature film that won the Palme d'Or at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival as well as accolades for its stars Adèle Exarchopoulos and Lea Seydoux; the book itself is a New York Times bestseller and received starred reviews from Publishers Weekly and Library Journal. Julie's follow-up graphic novel, Skandalon, marks a startling change of pace: a fiery, intense story about the recklessness of fame. "Skandalon," found in the Gospels, refers to a persistent trap or obstacle, such as the one that confounds the mesmerizing, Jim Morrison-like lead character Tazane. He is a true rock icon: passionate, arrogant, selfish, and sometimes violent, the charismatic singer is a beacon for controversy and scandal. But the public that worships him and the media that lavishes attention on him are waiting for him to fall from grace. At times shocking, Skandalon is a powerful and relentless meditation on the high cost of fame, and the demons awaiting anyone who refuses to be wary of them.
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ISBN
9781551525525 (pbk.)
1551525526 (pbk.)
9781551525532 (epub)
1551525534 (epub)
Note
Chiefly illustrations.
Bibliography Note
Includes bibliographical references (page 157).
Endowment Note
Paterno Libraries Endowment (Campus College Libraries)
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