The Butchery

Bastien Vives, Jenna Allen (Translator)

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Author
Bastien Vives, Jenna Allen (Translator)
Publish Date
2021-08-24
Book Type
Hardcover
Publisher Name
Fantagraphics
Number of Pages
92
ISBN-10
1683964470
ISBN-13
9781683964476
SKU
9781683964476

Description

A young man and woman fall for each other and all is sweetness and light. But when their relationship crumbles, they each must endure the ensuing emotional fallout. Starting from this ostensibly simple premise, Bastien Vivès crafts an affecting narrative about the mercurial and tempestuous nature of romance and why we pursue it anyway.

The Butchery is composed of the little moments that make and break a relationship: lively dancing, silent strolls hand in hand, stilted phone calls, tearful pillow talk. Rendered with delicate colored pencils and an elegant use of white space, this story achieves an emotional clarity through its skillful brevity. At turns tender, agonizing, and darkly humorous, The Butchery is painfully relatable to anyone who has loved and lost.