Bibliograph

The property, Rutu Modan ; translation by Jessica Cohen

Type

Label

The property, Rutu Modan ; translation by Jessica Cohen

Language

eng

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

no index present

Literary Form

fiction

Main title

The property

Nature of contents

comics graphic novels

Oclc number

859192638

Responsibility statement

Rutu Modan ; translation by Jessica Cohen

Summary

Graphic Novel. After the death of her son, Regina Segal takes her granddaughter Mica to Warsaw, hoping to reclaim a family property lost during the Second World War. As they get to know modern Warsaw, Regina is forced to recall difficult things about her past, and Mica begins to wonder if maybe their reasons for coming are a little different than what her grandmother led her to believe. Modan offers up a world populated by prickly seniors, smart-alecky public servants, and stubborn women-a world whose realism is expressed alternately in the absurdity of people's behavior and in the complex consequences of their sacrifices. Modan's ever-present wit is articulated perfectly in her clear-line style, while a subtle, almost muted color palette complements the true-to-life nuances of her characterisation

Classification