Mothballs
$45.60
- Paperback
336 pages
- Release Date
23 September 2024
Summary
Mothballs: A Family Saga Unraveled
New York Public Library Best Comics for Adults 2024
Publishers Weekly Best Comics of 2024
San Martín, Argentina, 2001. Upon her estranged grandmother Vilma’s death, 19-year-old Rocío moves into a house haunted by memories. Seeking a deeper understanding, Ro delves into her family history and uncovers the episodes of violence and betrayal that shattered Vilma’s dreams. All the while, the familiar sce…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781683969617 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1683969618 |
| Author: | Sole Otero, Andrea Rosenberg |
| Publisher: | Fantagraphics |
| Imprint: | Fantagraphics |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 336 |
| Release Date: | 23 September 2024 |
| Weight: | 1.09kg |
| Dimensions: | 241mm x 178mm |
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Critics Review
Tender, humorous and heart-wrenching, Mothballs’ family saga highlights the impact of generational trauma, the importance of healing as a family, and of breaking the chain of violence, secrets and sadness. A wonderfully thoughtful debut from Sole Otero–Lydia Turner “Broken Frontier”Otero’s Mothballs is an unflinching look at family, love and choosing your own path. It stayed with me long after I read it.–Eleanor Davis (The Hard Tomorrow)
About The Author
Sole Otero
Sole Otero (b. 1985, Buenos Aires, Argentina) is a comic artist, children’s illustrator, and textile designer. She has published the graphic novels Poncho Fue, Intensa, and most recently Naftalina (Mothballs), which won the Fnac-Salamandra Graphic Novel Award in 2019 and the Audience Award from the Angouleme International Comics Festival in 2023.
Andrea Rosenberg is a translator who has worked on a variety of novels and graphic narratives in Spanish and Portuguese. Her translations of the graphic novels Run For It by Marcelo D’Salete and The House by Paco Roca won Eisner Awards in 2018 and 2020, respectively.
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