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We're right in the middle of World War I, deep in the trenches. The soldiers are confronted by unimaginable suffering and violent death on a daily basis. Considered as nothing more than cannon fodder by their superiors, they try desperately to survive. Partly as an act of defiance in the face of hardship, partly as the ultimate irony, the soldiers nickname their regiment after the famous Parisian cabaret club 'Folies Bergre'. They laugh and joke, they write, they draw, they fight, they die in appalling circumstances, they kill themselves, they lose their minds. And then one of their number is sentenced to death by firing squad... and miraculously survives... Non sono state trovate descrizioni di biblioteche |
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The graphic novel, Folies Bergere, was beautifully written by Zidrou and exquisitely drawn and coloured by Francis Porcel depicting in grim detail the horrors of war. There is little action and no real heroes. The story about life in the trenches is interspersed with scenes of life before and, interestingly, with a storyline about Monet and his possible inability to draw frogs for his famous lily pads. Both this and the interesting use of colours help to make the contrast between life for those who fought and those who remained behind even more stark. There is one heck of a twist at the end that I will say no more about except that it served as a metaphor to make the story even more gut- and heart-wrenching.
Given its subject matter, Folies Bergere is definitely not meant for a younger audience. It is a beautiful but bleak portrait of war that many might find upsetting. I should say for the sake of honesty that, as a military mom, it may, for me, have produced a more visceral reaction, but it is one of the best books, certainly graphic novels, I have read in a very long time.
Thanks to Netgalley and Europe Comics for the opportunity to read this book in exchange for an honest review ( )