Parallel / Matthias Lehmann ; translated by Ivanka Hahnenberger.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Lehmann, Matthias, 1983- author, illustrator.

Contributor:

Hahnenberger, Ivanka, translator.

Oni-Lion Forge Publishing Group, LLC, publisher.

Standardized Title:

Vie en parallèle. English

Language:

English

French

Subjects (All):

Fathers and daughters--Comic books, strips, etc.

Fathers and daughters.

Gay fathers--Comic books, strips, etc.

Gay fathers.

Genre:

Graphic novels.

Comics (Graphic works)

Domestic comics

Epistolary fiction

Gay comics

Graphic novels

Historical comics

Epistolary fiction.

Domestic comics.

Historical comics.

Gay comics.

Physical Description:

452 pages : chiefly illustrations ; 23 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Portland, OR: Oni-Lion Forge Publishing Group, LLC, 2023

Language Note:

In English, translated from French.

Summary:

"Karl Kling's story is one of revelations, and these he has addressed in a letter to his daughter, Hella, who had disowned Karl many years ago. Karl's letter is a cri de coeur from a father to a daughter he never really got to know, and he comes clean to her about his failed marriages, his fractured family relations--and his love for men. Taking place between the end of World War II and the 1980s, Parallel chronicles Karl's efforts to comply with social norms in order to keep his sexuality a secret. It also paints a picture of a life torn between conformity and rebellion, and the cruel realities of twentieth-century German society, where homosexuality was proscribed and punishable until 1994. Matthias Lehmann poignantly depicts the story of a decades-long yearning to live an open and free life, and the price Karl and those he loves must pay for it. It is also a story of finding the courage to finally tell the truth no matter the obstacles...or the cost."--Back cover.

ISBN:

1637151004

9781637151006

OCLC:

1347429450

Publisher Number:

99995100122