I, Rene Tardi, prisoner of war in Stalag IIB

Tardi, Jacques (author,, illustrator.). Allen, Jenna, (translator.). Tardi, Rachel, (colorist.).

Summary: "An acclaimed cartoonist tells the story of his father, who was a WWII Prisoner of War"--Provided by publisher.

Item details

ISBN: 9781683961086
ISBN: 1683961080
Physical Description: print
volumes : chiefly illustrations (some color), color map ; 33 cm
Edition: First Fantagraphics Books edition.
Publisher: Seattle, WA : Fantagraphics Books, Inc., July 2018-
Copyright: ©2018-

Contents / Notes

General Note:

"I, René Tardi, had fought...to destroy the enemy. I obeyed. Yes, I had fought, and on Wednesday, May 22, 1940, 12 days after the offensive, in the early morning at the edge of the woods, I had been captured." Thus begins the dark turn in Stalag IIB, Jacques Tardi's gripping and humane biographical portrait of his father's life as a soldier during WWII. Captured by the Germans and sent to a POW camp where he spends the rest of the war, René Tardi lives a harrowing day-to-day existence. He recalls in vivid detail roll calls in sub-zero temperatures, senseless executions--and especially the gnawing hunger. And yet, in the face of daily brutality, he perseveres, thinking of his wife Henriette, awaiting his return home to France."--Back cover."

Language Note:

In English, translated from the French.