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Baudelaire, Charles 1821-1867 Comic books, strips, etc Comic books, strips, etc France Translations into English Comic books, strips, etc Japan Translations into English French fiction 20th century Translations into English Giants Comic books, strips, etc Graphic novels Imaginary wars and battles Comic books, strips, etc Japan Short stories, FrenchSummary: Written by authors from Quebec as well as France, the majority of these stories have been published in the last decade and reflect a rich diversity of styles and themes. From Daniel Boulanger's exploration of revenge and the desire for recognition in The Hunter's Cafe, to Alain Gerber's brief and poetic You Never Die, and the sardonic tales of Frederic Fajardie and Sylvie Massicotte, these...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Books 1999
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Summary: "Twenty-seven poems look inside the dwellings of animals like elf owls, cathedral termites, Sumatran orangutans, and foam-nest tree frogs"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Eerdmans Books for Young Readers 2024
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: "Women poets in nineteenth-century France made important contributions to major stylistic innovations - from the birth of elegiac Romanticism to the inauguration of free verse - and many were prominent in their lifetime. Yet only a few are known today, and nearly all have been unavailable in English translation. Of the fourteen poets of this anthology - the third bilingual volume in the MLA...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Modern Language Association of America 2008
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 448.4 ANTSummary: These eight stories by leading 20th century French writers offer fascinating insights into French life and literature and are accompanied by a parallel English text, making them valuable for both French and English language students. Among the diverse and entertaining stories in the collection are the wistful masterpiece ‘Green Tobacco’ by Clair Sainte-Soline; the exuberant tale of ‘The Ants’...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin 1972
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 448.4 FIC FREBagieu, Pénélope
Summary: With her characteristic wit and dazzling drawings, celebrated graphic novelist Penelope Bagieu profiles the lives of these feisty female role models, some world famous, some little known. From Nellie Bly to Mae Jemison or Josephine Baker to Naziq al-Abid, the stories in this comic biography are sure to inspire the next generation of rebel ladies.
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Publisher / Publication Date: First Second, an imprint of Roaring Book Press 2018
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1 available in Young Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: YA 920 BAGCopies Available at Interlochen
1 available in Young Adult Collection, Call number: YA 920 BagieuCanepa, Barbara
Contents: Vol. 1. The yellow city.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Marvel 2008
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1 available in Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: 741.5 CanepaSummary: Originally written to entertain, move or chill, the eight short stories in this collection accompanied by parallel English translations now also help students gain deeper insights into French literature and life. Arranged in approximate order of difficulty, the range of stories is wide, from the stylized wit of Raymond Queneau to the beautifully written ambiguities of Philippe Sollers, from...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin 1966
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Summary: "Sun dreams of money. Moon dreams of scientific discoveries. When their paths cross with Team Skull, both their plans go awry... Reuniting with the missing Sun, Lillie, along with the others, manages to find and free her mother, Lusamine, from Nihilego. Meanwhile, Moon seems to be attacking her friends!" --
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Publisher / Publication Date: VIZ Media, LLC 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Graphic Novels, Call number: J GRAPHIC POKSummary: "This collection offers a rich sampling of significant Mexican short stories published from 1843 to 1918. Nine different tales range from the realism of López Portillo's 'Reloj sin dueño' and the modernismo saturating Gutiérrez Nájera's 'La mañana de San Juan' to the historical accuracy of Riva Palacio's 'Las mulas de Su Excelencia' and the vivid romanticism of 'Amor secreto' by Manual Payno,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Dover Publications 2008
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2 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 468.4 FIC MEXCall number: 863.0108 MEX
Blasco, Serena
Summary: "Enola is back on the case, deciphering clues and developing leads in each of three new mysteries. What she doesn't know is that she, too, is being pursued-by her own brother! Once again, Sherlock Holmes' brilliant, strong-willed younger sister takes center stage in this delightfully drawn graphic novel based on Nancy Springer's bestselling mystery series"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Andrews McMeel Publishing 2022
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Summary: From the Publisher: From one of the most brilliant and influential thinkers of the twentieth century-two novels, six short stories, and a pair of essays in a single volume. In both his essays and his fiction, Albert Camus (1913-1960) deployed his lyric eloquence in defense against despair, providing an affirmation of the brave assertion of humanity in the face of a universe devoid of order or...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Alfred A. Knopf 2004
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC CAMSimon, Eddy
Summary: "This comics biography of one of the greatest sculptors who ever lived is done with the collaboration of the Rodin Museum and includes a preface by its director. It views his life through the eyes of the three women who shared his life for good or for bad. One was his lifelong on and off companion, the other two his muses, one of which was Camille Claudel, a well-recognized sculptor herself....
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Publisher / Publication Date: NBM Graphic Novels 2020
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1 available in Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: 741.5 SIMPratt, Hugo.
Summary: "Treasure hunter, sailor, and adventurer, Corto Maltese remains one of the most popular characters from graphic literature in Europe and maintains a devoted cult following among American readers and creators. Originally published in 1967, Corto Maltese: The Ballad of the Salt Sea introduces our hero for the first time. The story begins with Corto Maltese adrift at sea in the Pacific during...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Universe 2012
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1 available in Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: 741.5 PRAMolière
Summary: Collection of seven Moliere plays translated into English.
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Publisher / Publication Date: The Franklin Library 1985
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1 available in Adult, Call number: FIC MOLAzuma, Kiyohiko.
Summary: School's out for summer and Yotsuba's out of her mind! She's new in town-- and could very well be new to planet Earth--with no knowledge of the world around her. Some of her experiences include drawing, swimming, and catching a frog.
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Publisher / Publication Date: ADV Manga 2005
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1 available in Juvenile Graphic Novels, Call number: J 741.5 YOTMorvan, Jean David
Summary: "Award-winning writer JD Morvan and renowned photographer Abbas' stunning graphic novel masterpiece which uses iconic photos to uniquely illustrate the historical 'Rumble in the Jungle' boxing match between Muhammad Ali and George Foreman. On the 30 th October 1974, the most famous boxing match of the 20th Century took place. Nicknamed the "Rumble in the Jungle", it pitted Muhammad Ali,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Titan Comics 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 796.83 MORSummary: Some of the included authors are already familiar to readers in the West (Liu Cixin and Hao Jingfang, both Hugo winners); some are publishing in English for the first time. Because of the growing interest in newer SFF from China, virtually every story here was first published in Chinese in the 2010s.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Tor 2019
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC BROLambda, Sophie
Summary: "Part memoir, part self-help book, So Much For Love offers hilarious and empathetic advice on how to survive a relationship with a master manipulator. Sophie had always been cynical about love--until she meets Marcus. His affection and doting praise melt away her defenses. The beginning of their relationship was a whirlwind romance, but over time she finds herself on uneven footing. Marcus...
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Publisher / Publication Date: First Second 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 158.2 LAMDíaz Canales, Juan
Summary: "Private investigator John Blacksad is up to his feline ears in mystery and intrigue, digging up the backstories behind murders, child abductions, and nuclear secrets during the 1950s Red Scare in the United States" -- p. [4] of cover.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Dark Horse 2010
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1 available in Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: 741.5 DIATobe, Keiko.
Summary: "When staffing changes at Masato's company get him transferred to a dead-end job in the middle of nowhere, more suffering and despair seem imminent for the Azuma family. However, Masato approaches the situation with aplomb and comes up with new ways to pave the way for Hikaru and those like him to become "cheerful working adults"--With surprising results. Hikaru himself seems to be getting...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Yen Press 2009
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1 available in Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: 741.5 WITIsayama, Hajime
Summary: "The world outside the Walls is vaster than Eren and his comrades could have ever imagined. Just beyond the shores of Paradis lies the country of Marley - home to Eren's mortal enemy Reiner. He may have returned home, hoping to consign "the Armor" to his past, but some things can't be so easily forgotten - and Reiner is about to be confronted by a certain someone he turned his back on..."--Back...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Kodansha Comics, an imprint of Kodansha USA Publishing, LLC 2018
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1 available in Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: 741.5 ATTSuzuki, Nakaba
Summary: Due to the great efforts of The Seven Deadly Sins, Hendrickson has been crushed and peace has been returned to Liones. But with one enemy vanquished, another formidable evil awakens and the identity of this villain will shake the kingdom. Meanwhile, Camelot and the Fairy King s forest face sudden disaster and amidst the chaos the full story of the world will be revealed!
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Publisher / Publication Date: Kodansha Comics, an imprint of Kodansha USA Publishing, LLC 2016
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1 available in Young Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: YA 741.5 SEVBaudelaire, Charles
Summary: A bilingual edition of selected poems of a 19th century French master. In "The cat," one reads in this English version: "Come, cat of mine, perch on my loving breast; / Come, beauty, lie in gentle guise: / Pull in your claws, and let me plunge, possessed, / Into your agate-metal eyes."
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Publisher / Publication Date: University of Chicago Press 1998
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 448.4 BAUBeckett, Samuel
Summary: This volume is an absurdist play in which two characters, Vladimir and Estragon, wait endlessly and in vain for the arrival of someone named Godot. They claim he's an acquaintance but in fact hardly know him, admitting that they would not recognize him when they do see him. To occupy the time they eat, sleep, converse, argue, sing, play games, exercise, swap hats, and contemplate suicide --...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Grove Press 2011