NYSL Library Notes: The Graphic Novel and Memoir

Writer and educator Carol Rial introduces substantial works in the contemporary genre of graphic fiction and memoir.

Sunday, February 7, 2010 at 2:00 p.m.:
Maus I: A Survivor's Tale: My Father Bleeds History & Maus II: A Survivor's Tale: And Here My Troubles Began By Art Spiegelman.
A simple visual concept - Jews are mice, Nazis are cats - creates a searing narrative of struggle, survival, and the legacy of the Holocaust.
Sunday, March 7, 2010 at 2:00 p.m:
Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood & Persepolis 2: The Story of a Return By Marjane Satrapi
"A memoir of growing up as a girl in revolutionary Iran, Persepolis provides a unique glimpse into a nearly unknown and unreachable way of life... That Satrapi chose to tell her remarkable story as a gorgeous comic book makes it totally unique and indispensable." - Time
Sunday, April 11, 2010 at 2:00 p.m.:
Signal to Noise by Neil Gaiman and Dave McKean
The masterpiece from the award-winning creators of Sandman tells a compelling story of the turn of the first millennium as seen by a film director whose own time is running out.

Copies of the books for discussion are available for purchase from the Library; information about purchasing books will be sent to registrants.