L'enfant penchée
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L'enfant penchée is a graphic novel
by Belgian comic artists François Schuiten
and Benoît Peeters
, the sixth volume of their ongoing Les Cités Obscures
series. It was first published in serialized form in the Franco-Belgian comics magazine
À Suivre
(#193-212), and as a complete French
volume first in 1996 by Casterman
. Although subsequently also published in at least Dutch
and German
, L'enfant penchée remains unpublished in English
as of 2008, however an English translation authorized by Casterman is available on the internet as a .txt file (see External links below). This translation has been used to letter a French scan, so an unofficial English version of the comic does exist online.
(1995) by Schuiten & Peeters. With L'enfant penchée, they majorly elaborated on the same story.
Graphic novel
A graphic novel is a narrative work in which the story is conveyed to the reader using sequential art in either an experimental design or in a traditional comics format...
by Belgian comic artists François Schuiten
François Schuiten
Baron François Schuiten is a Belgian comic book artist. He is best known for drawing the series Les Cités Obscures.-Biography:François Schuiten was born in Brussels, Belgium in 1956....
and Benoît Peeters
Benoît Peeters
Benoît Peeters is a comics writer, novelist, and critic. He has lived in Belgium since 1978.His best-known work is Les Cités Obscures, an imaginary world which mingles a Borgesian metaphysical surrealism with the detailed architectural vistas of the series' artist, François Schuiten...
, the sixth volume of their ongoing Les Cités Obscures
Les Cités Obscures
Les Cités obscures is a graphic novel series set on a Counter-Earth, started by the Belgian comics artist François Schuiten and his friend, writer Benoît Peeters in the early 1980s...
series. It was first published in serialized form in the Franco-Belgian comics magazine
Franco-Belgian comics magazines
Belgium and France have a long tradition in comics. They have a common history for comics and magazines.In the early years of its history, magazines had a large place on the comics market and were often the only place where comics were published. Most of them were kids-targeted.In the 1970s,...
À Suivre
À Suivre
or was a Franco-Belgian comics magazine published from February 1978 to December 1997 by the Casterman publishing house....
(#193-212), and as a complete French
French language
French is a Romance language spoken as a first language in France, the Romandy region in Switzerland, Wallonia and Brussels in Belgium, Monaco, the regions of Quebec and Acadia in Canada, and by various communities elsewhere. Second-language speakers of French are distributed throughout many parts...
volume first in 1996 by Casterman
Casterman
Casterman is a publisher of Franco-Belgian comics, specializing in comic books and children's literature. The company is based in Tournai, Belgium.Founded in 1780, Casterman was originally a printing company and publishing house...
. Although subsequently also published in at least Dutch
Dutch language
Dutch is a West Germanic language and the native language of the majority of the population of the Netherlands, Belgium, and Suriname, the three member states of the Dutch Language Union. Most speakers live in the European Union, where it is a first language for about 23 million and a second...
and German
German language
German is a West Germanic language, related to and classified alongside English and Dutch. With an estimated 90 – 98 million native speakers, German is one of the world's major languages and is the most widely-spoken first language in the European Union....
, L'enfant penchée remains unpublished in English
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
as of 2008, however an English translation authorized by Casterman is available on the internet as a .txt file (see External links below). This translation has been used to letter a French scan, so an unofficial English version of the comic does exist online.
Background
L'enfant penchée was originally based on the short illustrated children's book Mary la penchéeMary la penchée
Mary la penchée is a work by François Schuiten and Benoît Peeters....
(1995) by Schuiten & Peeters. With L'enfant penchée, they majorly elaborated on the same story.
Differences between editions
External links
- The Leaning Child, English translation of L'enfant penchée (.txt file), translated by NBM PublishingNBM PublishingNBM Publishing is an American publisher of graphic novels. The company specializes in non-superhero comic genres and has translated and published over 150 graphic novels from Europe and Canada, as well as several works by Americans...
translator Joe Johnson, authorized by Casterman (right-click on link to save) - L'enfant penchée, a few annoted pictures from the album (French)
- Series overview on A comprehensive review of the Obscure Cities series for English-speaking fans
- Les Cités Obscures by Juliani Darius on The Continuity Pages