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Mira Jacob

    This author explores the complexities of human connection and inner landscapes through a distinctive blend of writing and illustration. Their work is characterized by a keen insight into themes of memory, identity, and the search for meaning, often infused with introspective humor and unexpected turns. The author's artistic approach is notable for its ability to weave visual narratives with literary elements, creating immersive and emotionally resonant experiences for the reader. Through their innovative creations and academic contributions, they have established themselves as a significant voice in contemporary literature.

    The Sleepwalker's Guide to Dancing
    The Sleepwalker's Guide to Dancing. Die Aufforderung des Schlafwandlers zum Tanz, englische Ausgabe
    Good Talk
    • 2019

      Good Talk

      • 368 pages
      • 13 hours of reading
      4.6(557)Add rating

      "Like many six-year-olds, Mira Jacob's half-Jewish, half-Indian son, Z, has questions about everything. At first they are innocuous enough, but as tensions from the 2016 election spread from the media into his own family, they become much, much more complicated. Trying to answer him honestly, Mira has to think back to where she's gotten her own answers: her most formative conversations about race, color, sexuality, and, of course, love. Written with humor and vulnerability, this deeply relatable graphic memoir is a love letter to the art of conversation--and to the hope that hovers in our most difficult questions."--Amazon.com

      Good Talk
    • 2015

      The Sleepwalker's Guide to Dancing

      • 528 pages
      • 19 hours of reading
      4.0(281)Add rating

      Brain surgeon Thomas Eapen's decision to shorten his visit to his mother's home in India has consequences that reverberate two decades later as he starts conversing with the dead and daughter Amina must sort through the family's past to help him

      The Sleepwalker's Guide to Dancing
    • 2014