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z ui (A Ui 0 z < -I 3 1 Z a. The WLT Book Club Stigmata Lorenzo Mattotti & Claudio Piersanti A new releasefrom Fantagraphics, Stigmata isthe result ofa collaboration betweenItaliancartoonist Lorenzo Mattotti andItalian screenwriter and novelist ClaudioPiersanti (author of Luisaand theSilence). Together, in 192pagesofblack-and-white comics, they tell the story ofa heavy-drinking lug'schance at redemption after his palms begin tobleed. KimThompson provides theEnglish translation. Join WLTinreading whatPaul Gravett calleda "wondrous" work, adding:"The readercan feelthe maincharacter's painand redemptionthrough Mattotti's raging fury ofintense linework." Findadditional information on ourwebsite, and join otherreaderson WLTs Facebookpagefor discussion. Natacha Appanah Mauritian severalyears author for Natacha publications Appanah such (b. as 1973) heMauricien, worked a as popular a journalist Frenchfor severalyearsforpublications suchas heMauricien, a popularFrenchlanguage newspaper intheislandnation. In 1998AppanahmovedtoFrance. Her first book,LesRochers dePoudre d'Or,whichchronicles thenineteenthcentury exploitation ofindentured IndiansinMauritius, received thePrixdu Livre RFOin2003.Appanah hassincepublished several novels, including Blue BayPalace andLaNoced'Anna. Appanah'smostrecent novel, TheLastBrother, tells themoving story ofanabusednine-year-old boynamedRajwhobefriends animprisoned Jewish boywhohasbeenexiledtoMauritius during World War II.Metwith overwhelming praise, The LastBrother earned Appanah thePrix de Roman FNACin2007.- Compiled by Jessica Mitzner "Appanah's descriptions are meticulous, and the heartbreakingly endearing Raj makes for an unforgettable protagonist. - Publisher's Weekly July -August 2011 15 ...
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