17 piges #[nn]

From Isabelle Dautresme and Bast comes this unflinching graphic narrative — 17 Piges: Récit d'une année en prison — whose sepia-toned cover immediately draws you into the cramped reality of a prison cell. A lone figure stands on a small stool, straining toward a barred window, surrounded by the telling clutter of confined life: a narrow bed, a wall-mounted TV, scattered personal belongings, and shoes lined up on a shelf beside a framed photo. Published by Futuropolis in 2022, this is the kind of quiet, human storytelling that reminds us why the bande dessinée medium can illuminate lives and places rarely seen.