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Land of mirrors / María Medem ; translated from Spanish by Aleshia Jensen & Daniela Ortiz.
Athenaeum of Philadelphia - Fiction Graphic Medem Land
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Medem, María, 1994- author, illustrator.
- Standardized Title:
- Por culpa de una flor. English
- Language:
- English
- Spanish
- Subjects (All):
- Social isolation--Comic books, strips, etc.
- Social isolation.
- Solitude--Comic books, strips, etc.
- Solitude.
- Flowers--Comic books, strips, etc.
- Flowers.
- Friendship--Comic books, strips, etc.
- Friendship.
- Comic books, strips, etc.
- Spain.
- Spanish fiction--Translations into English.
- Spanish fiction.
- Genre:
- Graphic novels.
- Graphic novels
- Comics (Graphic works)
- Experimental comics.
- Physical Description:
- 1 volume (unpaged) : chiefly color illustrations ; 24 cm
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Place of Publication:
- Montreal, QC : Drawn & Quarterly, [2025]
- Summary:
- Antonia is the sole inhabitant of a deserted town, with only a roaming pack of dogs and her own worn out memories to keep her company. Nothing is new in this world, the ponds are so still they are dead, and her recollections feel more vivid than her surroundings. At times, the isolation is unbearable. Until she meets her flower. Her flower gives her purpose: a reason to get up each morning, to ring the bells of the town, to wake up the fields, and to feel alive. And yet a relentless thought eats away at her--what will happen once her flower dies? Her quest to save the flower begins alongside a charming traveler from the land of mirrors. The pair embark on a journey filled with music, swimming holes, and folk tales whispered late into the starry night. They march through the fields to the beat of turtledove calls, occasionally stopping to get drunk off the fruits of the strawberry tree. Slowly Antonia opens up to the world beyond her town, to the people who inhabit it--and to the endless possibilities of community and friendship. . -- Publisher.
- Notes:
- Graphic novel.
- First published in Spanish as Por culpa de una flor in 2023.
- Local Notes:
- Athenaeum copy: Gift of Lynn Alison Wachman.
- ISBN:
- 9781770467545
- 1770467548
- OCLC:
- 1493761836
- Publisher Number:
- CIPO000202501
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