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The Graphic World, Part III: (Worth) Ten Thousand Words

February 2009

February 2009 The Graphic World Part Iii Worth Ten Thousand Words Waltz With Bashir Ari Folman Page Thumbnail

Waltz with Bashir

Translated from Hebrew by David Polonsky

This Animated Life: An Interview with David Polonsky

By Liel Leibovitz

A few simple descriptions would suffice to understand just how rich and strange an artwork Waltz with Bashir truly is: an animated documentary film

February 2009 Graphic Lit Drifting Life Yoshihiro Tatsumi Feature

From “A Drifting Life”

By Yoshihiro Tatsumi

The genius behind all those great works is sitting right next to me! Strange he doesn’t seem at all different from any other young guy…

Translated from Japanese by Taro Nettleton

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Il Maiale: The Pig

By Riccardo Falcinelli

Author’s Note: “The Pig” is an allegorical short story, but its scope is not so restricted as it may seem at first. It would be more correctly defined as a “civil” story,…

Translated from Italian by Marta Poggi

February 2009 Graphic Lit Tetsu Yamanote Line Osamu Tezuka Feature

Tetsu of the Yamanote Line

By Osamu Tezuka

He’s a pickpocket. I want his fingers to be agile enough he’ll be able to ‘work’ again.

Translated from Japanese by Camellia Nieh

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February 2009 The Graphic World Part Iii Worth Ten Thousand Words Blizzard In The Jungle Ri Chol Geun And Jo Hak Rae Page Thumbnail

Blizzard in the Jungle

By Ri Chol-Geun & Jo Hak-Rae

Since the ideology and values conveyed in children’s books tend to be relatively transparent in all cultures, I hope this excerpt from Blizzard in the Jungle gives a useful glimpse into the self-representation…

Translated from Korean by Heinz Insu Fenkl & Geesu Lee

Kaspar

By Diane Obomsawin

Translated from French by Helge Dascher