Books by Christophe Cassiau-Haurie
“It’s great because you don’t really know if it’s fiction or fact. This man claims to be David Livingstone’s son. I guess it is supposed to be true. It’s set in the Belgian Congo in the First World War. He’s a Belgian pilot’s local guide but, at the same time, he’s saying, ‘I’m one of you’ and wears a kilt. It’s just really cool.” Read more...
Five Graphic Novels People Need to Read
Ivanka Hahnenberger, Translator
Interviews where books by Christophe Cassiau-Haurie were recommended
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The Bomb: The Weapon That Changed the World
by Didier Alcante, Laurent-Frédéric Bollée and Denis Rodier (illustrator) -
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An Olympic Dream: The Story of Samia Yusuf Omar
by Reinhard Kleist -
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Iranian Love Stories
by Jane Deuxard and Deloupy (illustrator) -
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Chaos in Kinshasa
by Barly Baruti (illustrator) & Thierry Bellefroid -
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GoSt 111
by Henri Scala, Marion Mousse (illustrator) & Mark Eacersall
Five Graphic Novels People Need to Read, recommended by Ivanka Hahnenberger
Five Graphic Novels People Need to Read, recommended by Ivanka Hahnenberger
Comics are a great way to read all sorts of stories, whether fiction, nonfiction, or a compelling blend of the two. Ivanka Hahnenberger, translator of more than 70 graphic novels, talks us through some of her favourites, from the history of the atomic bomb to the heartbreaking story of Olympic athlete Samia Yusuf Oman, from the ‘Rumble in the Jungle’ to contemporary Iran and Paris.
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Crossroads: I Live Where I Like
Koni Benson, André & Nathan Trantraal (Illustrators), Ashley Marais (Illustrator) -
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Aya
Marguerite Abouet and Clément Oubrerie (illustrator) -
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All Rise: Resistance and Rebellion in South Africa
by Richard Conyngham (editor) -
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Madame Livingstone: The Great War in the Congo
by Barly Baruti (illustrator) & Christophe Cassiau-Haurie -
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Kariba
by Daniel Clarke, Daniel Snaddon & James Clarke
The Best Comics on African History, recommended by Trevor Getz
The Best Comics on African History, recommended by Trevor Getz
Graphic narratives can be a great way to learn history but they need to be both good history and good comics. That’s a combination that can be hard to find. Trevor Getz, a professor of history at San Francisco State University, picks out his top comic books on African history.
