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by Zviane (Author), Helge Dascher (Translator)
They say depression feels like drowning from the inside. Welcome to the aftermath of a mental breakdown.
Sophie is trying to mend the pieces of her broken life. The people around her think she is "cured," but she knows she still has a long way to go before she truly feels "better." Going Under is not a story as much as a process, fragments of a personal journey collected in order to make sense of an experience that can feel impossible to describe. Drawn in a minimalist, reserved style, this award-winning graphic novel mirrors the feelings of the protagonist--centering the narrative around images to convey powerful emotions when words fail.Author Biography
Winner of the 2014 Joe Shuster Award for Best Canadian Cartoonist, Zviane studied music at Université de Montréal before getting sidetracked by her growing interest in comics. A prolific author, she is the creator of For As Long As It Rains, Going Under, Zviane au Japon, Football-Fantasie, and many other award-winning books. Her comics career is in danger of being sidetracked by her growing interest in film. She currently live in Montréal.
Helge Dascher has for 25 years translated texts with a dynamic relationship to images. A background in art history and literature has grounded her translation of over sixty graphic novels, many by artists who have broadened the medium's storytelling range. Her translations included acclaimed titles such as Julie Delporte's This Woman's Work (co-translated with Aleshia Jensen, Drawn and Quarterly, 2019), Sophie Bédard's Lonely Boys (co-translated with Robin Lang, Pow Pow Press, 2020) and Michel Rabagliati's "Paul" books (Drawn and Quarterly, Conundrum). She also translates exhibitions, digital stories, and films, most recently Theodor Ushev's The Physics of Sorrow (with Karen Houle, NFB, 2019). A Montrealer, she works from French and German to English.
Number of Pages: 92
Dimensions: 0.4 x 8.2 x 6.1 IN
Illustrated: Yes
Publication Date: October 18, 2016
