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Parenthesis Paperback – February 9, 2021

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A triumph of graphic memoir, Parenthesis narrates the author's experience with tumor-related epilepsy--losing herself, and finding herself again.

Judith is barely out of her teens when a tumor begins pressing on her brain, ushering in a new world of seizures, memory gaps, and loss of self. Suddenly, the sentence of her normal life has been interrupted by the opening of a parenthesis that may never close.

Based on the real experiences of cartoonist Élodie Durand, Parenthesis is a gripping testament of struggle, fragility, acceptance, and transformation which was deservedly awarded the Revelation Prize of the Angoulême International Comics Festival.

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Top Shelf Productions
Publication date

February 9, 2021
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6.56 x 0.64 x 9.06 inches
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1603094814
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978-1603094818
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Winner of the 2022 Graphic Medicine Award from the Graphic Medicine International Collective!
Winner of the Revelation Prize, Liberation Readers’ Prize, and Poland Prize from the Angoulême International Comics Festival!
Named one of FNAC’s Top 10 Graphic Novels About Illness!
Named one of JAMA's Top 2 Best Graphic Novels of 2021!
Named one of the Best Comics and Graphic Novels of 2021 in The Guardian!
2021 Best Graphic Novels for Adults - American Library Association

"Durand’s smoky pencil illustrations are terrifyingly good at evoking the interior experiences of this process, especially when she uses surreal, body-centric imagery... Unforgettable." — Publishers Weekly (starred review)

"There are so many good graphic memoirs about illness... But Élodie Durand’s Parenthesis really is extraordinary: a book I began to think of as a classic even before I’d finished it... its publication in English could hardly have come at a better, more resonant moment." — The Guardian

"An important reminder of the disruptive force of illness and the need to understand its enduring impact... Durand’s work illustrates the experience of illness in ways both personal and universal." — Journal of the American Medical Association (Best of 2021)

"A wrenching, beautifully illustrated memoir." — Buzzfeed

“This book bears the mark of a great cartoonist... Parenthesis is a subtly constructed memoir that works from start to finish. We are left haunted by this debut.” — L’Express

“A playful, effective, and powerfully moving autobiographical testimony.” — Planète BD

“With a sober and expressive line, Durand has drawn a book submerged with emotion... overwhelming, but with accuracy and sensitivity.” — BoDoï

“The poignant testimony of a young woman struck down by a brain tumor... By retracing her fall into the abyss, she allows us to benefit from this beautiful fight for life.” — ActuaBD

“Durand tries to reconnect the threads of her memory... the resulting testimony is touching in all its simplicity... the inclusion of sketches made during Durand’s convalescence adds even more strength and emotion to her black and white artistry.” — BD Gest

About the Author

Élodie Durand is an artist and illustrator, for both children and adults, who has been working for over 15 years. She graduated from the School of Decorative Arts of Strasbourg and the University of Paris VIII. After debuting with the international award-winning graphic memoir Parenthesis, she has also drawn the children's series Les grandes années, among other projects.

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Top Shelf Productions (February 9, 2021)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 224 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1603094814
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1603094818
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.27 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6.56 x 0.64 x 9.06 inches

Best Sellers Rank: #351,915 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #147 in Educational & Nonfiction Graphic Novels
- #249 in Biographies & History Graphic Novels
- #394 in Literary Graphic Novels (Books)

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Very worthwhile

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It’s incredibly sad but it has a great ending that gives us all hope. My wish is that more authors and illustrators will use this medium to tell their stories of illness and recovery.

Reviewed in the United States on September 5, 2022

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Purchased this because it one and award as a graphic medicine novel 2022. It’s OK but not one of my favorite graphic novels. I think it has too much cram down to each page so that made it a little dense read it specially for a graphic novel however I think it’s still worthwhile Cassava contact/message

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epilepsy is a parentheses in life

Reviewed in the United States on April 29, 2022

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As a person who began treatment for epilepsy in college, Durand’s drawings help others understand how it makes you feel and see things.

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Visual and compelling

Reviewed in the United States on April 18, 2021

I had the pleasure of reading Parenthesis, a book that demonstrates that graphic novels are not simply for young readers. I loved the way the author/artist utilized images, narrative captions, and dialogue – particularly in decided how to visually render memories and experiences.

It could be argued that the use of pictures in the book were essential to the storytelling, and create a sense of the story and character that go beyond mere words. In terms of the story, the perspective the graphic novel offers and the capacity for empathy that the book builds is to be applauded.

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