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The first book to appear in English by the acclaimed Belgian artist Dominique Goblet, Pretending is Lying is a memoir unlike any other. WINNER OF THE 2018 SCOTT MONCRIEFF PRIZE FOR TRANSLATION FROM FRENCH In a series of dazzling fragments—skipping through time, and from raw, slashing color to delicate black and white—Goblet examines the most important relationships in her life: with her partner, Guy Marc; with her daughter, Nikita; and with her parents. The result is an unnerving comedy of paternal dysfunction, an achingly ambivalent love story (with asides on Thomas Pynchon and the Beach Boys), and a searing account of childhood trauma—a dizzying, unforgettable view of a life in progress and a tour de force of the art of comics. This NYRC edition is a hardcover with extra-thick paper, full color throughout, and features new English hand-lettering by the artist.
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Pretending Is Lying, Dominique Goblet
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- Released
- 2017
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- Title
- Pretending Is Lying
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Dominique Goblet
- Publisher
- The New York Review of Books, Inc
- Released
- 2017
- Format
- Hardcover
- Pages
- 149
- ISBN10
- 1681370476
- ISBN13
- 9781681370477
- Series
- Tags
- Fiction, True Stories, Biographies, Comics & Manga, Comic Books, Autobiographies & Memoirs, France, Gifts for older schoolchildren, Gifts for younger schoolchildren
- First published
- 2007
- Original title
- Faire semblant c´est mentir
- Rating
- 3.5 out of 5
- Description
- The first book to appear in English by the acclaimed Belgian artist Dominique Goblet, Pretending is Lying is a memoir unlike any other. WINNER OF THE 2018 SCOTT MONCRIEFF PRIZE FOR TRANSLATION FROM FRENCH In a series of dazzling fragments—skipping through time, and from raw, slashing color to delicate black and white—Goblet examines the most important relationships in her life: with her partner, Guy Marc; with her daughter, Nikita; and with her parents. The result is an unnerving comedy of paternal dysfunction, an achingly ambivalent love story (with asides on Thomas Pynchon and the Beach Boys), and a searing account of childhood trauma—a dizzying, unforgettable view of a life in progress and a tour de force of the art of comics. This NYRC edition is a hardcover with extra-thick paper, full color throughout, and features new English hand-lettering by the artist.