Cancer and the City #[nn]

By Marisa Acocella Marchetto, this French-language edition of Cancer and the City — subtitled "une histoire vraie" (a true story) — arrives with a cover that radiates defiant energy: a stylish blonde woman in red bell-bottoms and oversized sunglasses strides forward, one fist raised high against a bold purple background, a yellow scarf streaming behind her. It's a visual declaration of attitude and resilience that sets the tone beautifully for what promises to be a deeply personal graphic narrative.