Sempe: Everything is Complicated [Hardcover]

Jean-Jacques Sempé (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: November 1, 2006 | Series: Sempe

The second collection of Semp's cartoons to be published in France features some of his favorite subjects: hapless tourists, pipe-smoking novelists, and unruly schoolchildren.

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About the Author

Jean-Jacques Sempe (b. 1932) Expelled from school for bad behaviour, Sempe enjoyed a vast range of jobs including wine broker and supervisor at children's holiday camps. His world renowned illustrations and cartoons are featured on the covers of the New Yorker magazine and amuse the readers of Paris Match and the Figaro Litteraire on a weekly basis.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 144 pages
• Publisher: Phaidon Press (November 1, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0714845426
• ISBN-13: 978-0714845425
• Product Dimensions: 10.7 x 8.8 x 1.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.9 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #542,980 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A fine collection of classic sempe..., October 7, 2007

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Morticia72 (Valais, Switzerland) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Sempe: Everything is Complicated (Hardcover)

Sempe's whimsical illustrations deftly captured with a brilliant touch of wit and humour, the foibles of the bourgeoisie and the ironies of Life. This particular compilation is well worth getting together with its companion "Nothing is Simple".

Some of Sempe's more morbid artwork may remind you of the dark humour of Charles Addams, another noted and well-loved New Yorker illustrator. If you're a fan of Addams like me, you would most probably appreciate Sempe too.