A budding friendship between two misfits unravels in the wake of
school violence. Schoolyard outcasts Charlie and Astrid meet up
after school near a cliff at the edge of the woods surrounding
their sleepy town. They make a blood pact to jump together in five
days time, before their thirteenth birthdays. Not that navigating
the unspoken pecking order of the school quad makes it easy. Can
the intensity of their bond survive the scrutiny of their peers, or
will it crumble under the sum of each other s disappointments?
Manon Debaye s characters live in a world just on the periphery of
adult supervision, where kids prey upon one another with casual
aplomb only to find themselves completely out of their depth. A
deft use of colored pencils brings sleepy but barren suburban
landscapes to the fore, further capturing childhood s last pivotal
moments as it teeters on the edge of adolescence with startling
honesty in this devastatingly well-crafted debut. Winner of the
2023 Philippe Druillet Prize at Angouleme, The Cliff is a moody,
visceral glimpse into pre-teen life, unflinching in its portrayal
of trivialized cruelties alongside simple joys.
General
| Imprint: |
Drawn & Quarterly
|
| Country of origin: |
Canada |
| Release date: |
November 2023 |
| Authors: |
Manon Debaye
|
| Dimensions: |
279 x 216mm (L x W) |
| Pages: |
160 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-1-77046-694-4 |
| Categories: |
Books
Promotions
|
| LSN: |
1-77046-694-0 |
| Barcode: |
9781770466944 |
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