C'est la Vie!
- 304 pages
- 11 hours of reading
The most extensive collection of cartoons by one of the world’s best‐loved illustrators, Jean‐Jacques Sempé.
Jean-Jacques Sempé Books
August 17, 1932 – August 11, 2022
Jean-Jacques Sempé, known as Sempé, was a French cartoonist whose fine, subtle, and allusive humor, combined with a remarkable sense of the trivial, characterizes his entire body of work. His pen captures his tenderly ironic view of human foibles and the world's shortcomings. In collaboration with René Goscinny, he created an unforgettable series of children's books that continue to populate our imagination. Sempé's art is distinguished by its expansive, often distant or elevated perspective, depicting detailed countrysides and cityscapes.
A Little Bit of Paris
- 128 pages
- 5 hours of reading
Renowned New Yorker cover illustrater Jean-Jacques Sempé illustrates the quirky charm of France's capital and it's residents with his signature style and gentle sense of humor and irony. His drawings are famed for their striking use of pen and ink, their inimitable style, and most of all for their satire and tragic-comic vision. The 128 drawings in this charming portfolio are sweet and sentimental. They somehow manage to be gentle even when the topic is difficult. They probe the quirkiness of life in Paris and wordlessly pinpoint the quintessential features of the City of Light, creating a world peopled by lovers strolling along the Seine, culture mavens preening in the Louvre, and characters who are ready to see the comic and the light-hearted beyond life's problems. Anyone who has fallen in love with Paris will be sure to cherish this charming keepsake.
Jean-Jacques Sempé is equally adept at capturing the little indignities (and triumphs) of everyday life as he is at high farce. Everything is Complicated , the second collection of Sempé’s cartoons, features some of his favourite subjects, such as hapless tourists, pipe-smoking novelists and unruly schoolchildren, as well as people who choose to express their innermost feelings through the medium of the protest sign. These inimitable drawings and watercolours, accompanied by perfectly judged deadpan captions, are fresh, engaging and funny, and will be appreciated by cartoon connoisseurs and Francophiles as well as the general public.
Mixed Messages
- 102 pages
- 4 hours of reading
A collection of illustrations by world-renowned cartoonist Jean-Jacques Sempe.
In his sixth album, Jean-Jacques Sempé explores the contradictions and absurdities of modern life through illustrations and cartoons. Originally published in France in 1970, "Highs and Lows" is now available in English for the first time, appealing to both cartoon enthusiasts and a wider audience.
NIC: Nicholas Again
- 120 pages
- 5 hours of reading
A collection of stories which continues the adventures and misadventures of little Nicolas and his friends at school and at play
The Musicians
- 99 pages
- 4 hours of reading
In an endearing, funny, brilliant gift book for all music lovers, France's beloved cartoonist celebrates the bravery of the soloist, the camaraderie of the ensemble, and the triumph of the orchestra."
Panic Stations
- 111 pages
- 4 hours of reading
This fifth album by Jean-Jacques Sempé includes familiar characters like artists and psychologists, alongside tyrannical computers and friendly aliens. With fresh humor and beautiful illustrations in Sempé's unique style, it will attract both cartoon enthusiasts and a broader audience.
Nicholas on Holiday
- 132 pages
- 5 hours of reading
UK edition. The third volume of stories about the cheeky French schoolboy.
Nicholas
- 126 pages
- 5 hours of reading
Follows Nicholas as he runs away, buys his mother a birthday gift, and worries about showing his parents his report card.
