Esther's Notebooks 1: Tales from my ten-year-old life (Paperback)

Sam Taylor (translator), Riad Sattouf (author)

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Paperback 56 Pages
Published: 01/04/2021

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Synopsis

The French bestselling graphic novel, from the author of The Arab of the Future

'Riad Sattouf is one of the great creators of our time' Alain de Botton

My name is Esther and I'm 10 years old. I told Riad Sattouf 52 really interesting and totally true stories about me (my family, my friends, my life and all that) and he made this super-realistic book with swear words and stuff because, you know, that's how us young people talk.

Esther's Notebooks is the first in a hilarious and heartbreaking graphic novel series that plunges us into a year in the life of a sharp, spirited and very real girl growing up in today's world. Based on Esther's own stories, the series will follow her life up to the age of eighteen.

By turns funny and moving, tender and cruel, Esther's Notebooks is an unfiltered, utterly addictive glimpse into a modern childhood.

Publisher: Pushkin Press
ISBN: 9781782276173
Number of pages: 56
Dimensions: 300 x 240 mm

MEDIA REVIEWS

Riad Sattouf is a true genius when it comes to showing the world through a child's eyes. His style is full of life, overflowing with humour and tenderness - you're guaranteed to fall under the spirited Esther's charm. Everything you wanted to know about your kids but were afraid to ask... - Leïla Slimani

Riad Sattouf is one of the great creators of our time - Alain de Botton

Esther is a mini social phenomenon... It's a joy to fall back into our childhoods with her - Elle

The portrait of an era, drawn with a smile - L'Express

Riad Sattouf sketches everyday life brilliantly, bringing out society's great problems through Esther's minor troubles - Culturevnews

Praise for Esther's Notebooks 1 - .

These funny, well-observed stories... contain immense daring and depth... Sattouf has drawn a portrait of a generation - Observer, Graphic Novel of the Month

Chronicles the everyday life of a Parisian child, with all its ups and downs, its flights of fancy and its confrontations with crushing reality... Enchanting [and] eye-opening - James Lovegrove, Financial Times