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Rutu Modan

    January 1, 1966

    Rutu Modan is an author whose graphic novels delve into complex relationships and the human psyche. Her artistic style, characterized by precise linework and strong character expressiveness, imbues her stories with significant emotional resonance. Modan masterfully blends visual narrative with a deep understanding of human motivations, creating works that provoke thought and leave a lasting impression. Her work explores themes of identity, memory, and human connection with remarkable sensitivity and insight.

    Rutu Modan
    Das Erbe
    Maya Makes a Mess
    Exit Wounds
    Jamilti and Other Stories
    Tunnels
    Property. Das Erbe, englische Ausgabe
    • Tunnels

      • 284 pages
      • 10 hours of reading

      A race for the Art of the Covenant finds an exploration into the ethics and world of the international antiquity trade

      Tunnels2020
      3.8
    • Property. Das Erbe, englische Ausgabe

      • 224 pages
      • 8 hours of reading

      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

      Property. Das Erbe, englische Ausgabe2013
      3.9
    • Maya Makes a Mess

      • 32 pages
      • 2 hours of reading

      In the midst of a family dinner with her scolding parents, Maya receives an unexpected invitation to dine with the Queen. Suddenly, her messy manners are put to the ultimate test and she begins to improvise her very own set of rules, with uproarious results. Filled with humor and exquisitely imagined detail, this book by Eisner Award-winner Rutu Modan is bound to turn every child into a voracious reader.

      Maya Makes a Mess2013
      3.3
    • Diese Graphic Novel widmet sich dem Thema Migration am Besipiel einer israelischen, jüdischen Familie, deren Großmutter das erste mal seit ihrer Jugend wieder nach Polen reist und dabei von ihrer Enkeltochter begleitet wird. Rutu Modan beschreibt diese nicht ganz einfache Reise mit Einfühlungsvermögen und mit sehr viel mit Humor.

      Das Erbe2013
      3.8
    • Jamilti and Other Stories

      • 176 pages
      • 7 hours of reading

      Rutu Modan'sExit Woundswas chosen byTheTimesas one of the three best graphic novels of 2007. It won the 2008 Eisner Award for the Best New Graphic Novel and was nominated for the Angoulême Best Comic Book Prize. Jamilti and Other Storiescollects Modan's early short works: stories that range from darkly fantastical and unsettling to surprising discoveries that shape personal identity. And, as inExit Wounds, she addresses political violence affecting everyday lives.

      Jamilti and Other Stories2009
      3.6
    • Exit Wounds

      • 183 pages
      • 7 hours of reading

      Set in modern-day Tel Aviv, a young man,Koby Franco, receives an urgent phone call from a female soldier. Learning that his estranged father may have been a victim of a suicide bombing in Hadera, Koby reluctantly joins the soldier in searching for clues. His death would certainly explain his empty apartment and disconnected phone line. As Koby tries to unravel the mystery of his father's death, he finds himself piecing together not only the last few months of his father's life but his entire identity. With thin, precise lines and luscious watercolors, Rutu Modan creates a portrait of modern Israel, a place where sudden death mingles with the slow dissolution of family ties. Exit Wounds is the North American graphic-novel debut from one of Israel's best-known cartoonists. Modan has received several awards in Israel and abroad, including the Best Illustrated Children's Book Award from the Israel Museum in Jerusalem four times and Young Artist of the Year by the Israel Ministry of Culture. She is a chosen artist of the Israel Cultural Excellence Foundation.

      Exit Wounds2007
      3.7