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 lodie Durand, Parenthesis is a gripping testament of struggle, fragility, acceptance, and transformation which was deservedly awarded the Revelation Prize of the Angoul me International Comics Festival.

Author: Élodie Durand
Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Top Shelf Productions
Published: 02/09/2021
Pages: 224
Weight: 1.27lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.50w x 0.90d
ISBN: 9781603094818


Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 11/23/2020
Booklist 01/01/2021 pg. 54

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.