{"product_id":"misery-of-love-paperback","title":"Misery of Love - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eYvan Alagbé\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eDonald Nicholson-Smith\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eColonial history haunts this stunning, spectral-looking graphic novel, a spiritual sequel to the author's \u003ci\u003eYellow Negroes and Other Imaginary Creatures.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eMisery of Love\u003c\/i\u003e, a spiritual sequel to the acclaimed \u003ci\u003eYellow Negroes and Other Imaginary Creatures\u003c\/i\u003e, Yvan Alagbé continues his unflinching interrogation of race and family in modern France. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe book focuses on the dream-like memories of a woman named Clare, who is reluctantly spending time with her relatives for a funeral. Alagbé seamlessly glides between narratives of the family's past and present, all haunted by the legacy of France's colonial subjugation of Africa. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAlagbé works in stormy grayscale washes, using comics, as he puts it, as \"a sacred dimension which celebrates, questions and perpetuates life.... I believe that life is not damnation but grace.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTold through time shifts that echo Richard McGuire's \u003ci\u003eHere\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMisery of Love\u003c\/i\u003e is another ambitious, devastating masterpiece from one of France's best contemporary graphic novelists.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eYvan Alagbé\u003c\/b\u003e was born in Paris and spent three years of his youth in West Africa. He is a cofounder of the publishing house Amok, which later merged with the Belgian publishing group Fréon to become Frémok, now a major European graphic novels publisher. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eYellow Negroes and Other Imaginary Creatures\u003c\/i\u003e. He teaches at Haute école des arts du Rhin in Strasbourg. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eDonald Nicholson-Smith \u003c\/b\u003eis a translator of French literature. He has translated works by writers such as Guy Debord, Henri Lefebvre, and Guillaume Apollinaire, as well as the noir fiction of Jean-Patrick Manchette and Thierry Jonquet. He is a Chevalier dans l'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres. Born in Manchester, England, he lives in New York City.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 232\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.2 x 10.3 x 8.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 29, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43340655034457,"sku":"9781681379180","price":36.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0736\/6465\/9545\/files\/uzqaGU4_qh9781681379180.webp?v=1779444974","url":"https:\/\/warrenssanctuaryofthemind.myshopify.com\/de\/products\/misery-of-love-paperback","provider":"Warren's sanctuary of the mind","version":"1.0","type":"link"}