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Wytwórnia Publ. & NIFC (Poland) | XI 2011


text Anna Czerwińska–Rydel
illustrations Marta Ignerska


23 cm x 28 cm

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Jury (Bologna Ragazzi Award)


This book presents us with an authentically different graphic tradition from our own, marking a break no less

powerful than the Gutenberg revolution.

The illustrations do not hail from just one genealogy; they have not been created with reference to just one artistic
school or tradition. Elements from ancient styles, snippets of the most recent visual expressionism, and passing
references to a wealth of authors, eras, hybrid styles and traditions have been harness with consummate skill to put
sound and rhythm into graphic form. Everything is bound together by a unifying element: a lightness of touch, that
ineffable and disquieting lightness of touch so dear to Italo Calvino. The numerous references ironically left as clues
on the pages beg to be studied and classified. However, the sheer novelty of this book defies all critical assault.
The graphic narrative often reveals a playful freshness that is difficult to place. Refined yet joyously carnivalesque,
its world is a children’s playground.