Restless / Joseph Kai ; [translated by Carolyn Ernst].

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kai, Joseph, 1989- artist, author.

Contributor:

Ernst, Carolyn, translator.

Tom Farinholt and Blair Edlow Memorial Book Fund.

Standardized Title:

Intranquille. English

Language:

English

French

Subjects (All):

Artists--Lebanon--Beirut--Comic books, strips, etc.

Artists.

Beirut (Lebanon)--Social life and customs--Comic books, strips, etc.

Beirut (Lebanon).

Queer artists.

LGBTQ+ communities.

Genre:

Queer comics.

Autobiographical comics.

Comics (Graphic works)

Graphic novels.

LGBTQ+ comics.

Physical Description:

165 pages : chiefly color illustrations ; 23 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Brooklyn, New York : Street Noise Books, 2023.

Language Note:

Translated from the French.

Summary:

"Set in Beirut, Lebanon, a city once known to be a vibrant cultural center of the region. It's 30 years after the end of the civil war, and a few months before the disastrous explosion of August 2020. Samar, a young queer comic book artist, wanders between anguished dreams, childhood memories, romantic experiences, and Beirut's alternative communities. This abstractly autobiographical story tells of the author's anxiety over living in a complex city of changing colors and moods. Three powerful themes: art, sex, and political uprising, are interwoven in a compelling narrative and an otherworldly color palette."-- From Amazon.

Notes:

"Restless is a translated and edited version of L'intranquille, originally published by Casterman in Belgium in 2021."-- Colophon.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Tom Farinholt and Blair Edlow Memorial Book Fund.

ISBN:

1951491211

9781951491215

OCLC:

1345216198

Publisher Number:

99994759254