Would you like to recommend me some? I actually know quite a few already - I worked in a library that had every comic published in Germany since 1945 for two years, and read hundreds of comics there - but I'm always eager to discover something new! (Some favourite series of mine so far are Donjon, Julius Corentin Acquefacques, les Cités Obscures, M. Mardi-Gras Descendres, Cyann, Aldebaran.)
You know, regarding French literature - I've always been struck by how most paperbacks in France seemed to have white spines, at least back in the 90s, which was the time when all my trips to France happened. You walked into a library and every wall (except for the "J'ai lu" shelf and the "Points" shelf) was white... It was like the tasteful moderation of the interior of most/many of those books was being mirrored by that of their outward design.
But then, I haven't really read widely enough to *really* judge if my impression was correct. Maybe I just chose the wrong books. French literature may well be more exciting than my few forays into it made it appear.
Then again, maybe your comics scene is so great because everyone who wants to tell a more 'exciting' kind of story does it in comics instead of in novels in France? ;-)
(In Germany, neither comics *nor* literature seems to have much space for the kind of story I'd like to read, though. This is the main reason why I switched nearly completely to reading English and American literature.)
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Date: 2007-06-17 04:29 pm (UTC)You know, regarding French literature - I've always been struck by how most paperbacks in France seemed to have white spines, at least back in the 90s, which was the time when all my trips to France happened. You walked into a library and every wall (except for the "J'ai lu" shelf and the "Points" shelf) was white... It was like the tasteful moderation of the interior of most/many of those books was being mirrored by that of their outward design.
But then, I haven't really read widely enough to *really* judge if my impression was correct. Maybe I just chose the wrong books. French literature may well be more exciting than my few forays into it made it appear.
Then again, maybe your comics scene is so great because everyone who wants to tell a more 'exciting' kind of story does it in comics instead of in novels in France? ;-)
(In Germany, neither comics *nor* literature seems to have much space for the kind of story I'd like to read, though. This is the main reason why I switched nearly completely to reading English and American literature.)