I, René Tardi, prisoner of war in Stalag IIB /

I, René Tardi, prisoner of war in Stalag IIB /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Tardi, Rene, 1915-1986, author.
Uniform title:	Moi René Tardi prisonnier de guerre au Stalag IIB. English
Edition:	First Fantagraphics Books edition.
Imprint:	Seattle, WA : Fantagraphics Books, 2018-
Description:	volumes : illustrations (some color), maps ; 33 cm
Language:	English
Subject:	Tardi, Rene, -- 1915-1986 -- Comic books, strips, etc. Stalag II B -- Comic books, strips, etc. Stalag II B. World War, 1939-1945 -- Prisoners and prisons, German -- Comic books, strips, etc. World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal narratives, French -- Comic books, strips, etc. Prisoners of war -- France -- History -- 20th century -- Comic books, strips, etc. Prisoners of war -- Poland -- Czarne -- History -- 20th century -- Comic books, strips, etc. Prisoner-of-war camps -- Poland -- Czarne -- Comic books, strips, etc. Imprisonment. Prisoners of war. Valence (Drôme, France) -- Biography. France. War stories. War comics. Biographical comics. Graphic novels. Biographical comics. Comic books, strips, etc. Graphic novels.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/12518267

Hidden Bibliographic Details
Varying Form of Title:	I, René Tardi, prisoner of war in Stalag 2B
Other authors / contributors:	Tardi, Jacques, author, illustrator. Allen, Jenna, translator. Tardi, Rachel, illustrator.
ISBN:	9781683961086 1683961080 9781683961796 168396179X 9781683963660 1683963660
Notes:	In English, translated from the French. "I, René Tardi, had fought...to destroy the enemy. I obeyed. Yes, I had fought, and on Wednesday, May 22, 1940, 12 days after the offensive, in the early morning at the edge of the woods, I had been captured." Thus begins the dark turn in Stalag IIB, Jacques Tardi's gripping and humane biographical portrait of his father's life as a soldier during WWII. Captured by the Germans and sent to a POW camp where he spends the rest of the war, René Tardi lives a harrowing day-to-day existence. He recalls in vivid detail roll calls in sub-zero temperatures, senseless executions--and especially the gnawing hunger. And yet, in the face of daily brutality, he perseveres, thinking of his wife Henriette, awaiting his return home to France."--Page [4] of cover, vol. 1. In English, translated from the French.
Summary:	"I, René Tardi, had fought...to destroy the enemy. I obeyed. Yes, I had fought, and on Wednesday, May 22, 1940, 12 days after the offensive, in the early morning at the edge of the woods, I had been captured." Thus begins the dark turn in Stalag IIB, Jacques Tardi's gripping and humane biographical portrait of his father's life as a soldier during WWII. Captured by the Germans and sent to a POW camp where he spends the rest of the war, René Tardi lives a harrowing day-to-day existence. He recalls in vivid detail roll calls in sub-zero temperatures, senseless executions--and especially the gnawing hunger. And yet, in the face of daily brutality, he perseveres, thinking of his wife Henriette, awaiting his return home to France."--Back cover. "An acclaimed cartoonist tells the story of his father, who was a WWII Prisoner of War"--Provided by publisher.

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Summary:	In the first of two graphic novel volumes, Jacques Tardi - with four decades of cartooning and almost two dozen graphic novels behind him - tells Rene Tardi's story, masterfully recreating historical and personal details with remarkable fidelity, guided by extensive research and his father's notes. Featuring some of Jacques's most intense and meticulous drawing, punctuated by somber greys and punches of red and blue rendered beautifully by Rachel Tardi, Stalag IIB is a personal and artistic triumph.
Item Description:	In English, translated from the French. "I, René Tardi, had fought...to destroy the enemy. I obeyed. Yes, I had fought, and on Wednesday, May 22, 1940, 12 days after the offensive, in the early morning at the edge of the woods, I had been captured." Thus begins the dark turn in Stalag IIB, Jacques Tardi's gripping and humane biographical portrait of his father's life as a soldier during WWII. Captured by the Germans and sent to a POW camp where he spends the rest of the war, René Tardi lives a harrowing day-to-day existence. He recalls in vivid detail roll calls in sub-zero temperatures, senseless executions--and especially the gnawing hunger. And yet, in the face of daily brutality, he perseveres, thinking of his wife Henriette, awaiting his return home to France."--Page [4] of cover, vol. 1.
Physical Description:	volumes : illustrations (some color), maps ; 33 cm
ISBN:	9781683961086 1683961080 9781683961796 168396179X 9781683963660 1683963660