Des souris et des hommes #[nn]

This 2020 Alto edition of John Steinbeck's Des souris et des hommes announces itself with a hauntingly beautiful cover: a weathered young man in a wide-brimmed hat, his face streaked with what appears to be blood-red splatters, stares off with quiet intensity while ghostly doodles and shadowy figures swirl in the dark background behind him. The painterly illustration by Rébecca Dautremer lends the adaptation a raw, emotionally charged atmosphere that feels both tender and unsettling. At 42.95 CAD, this French-language graphic treatment is a compelling way to experience Steinbeck's story in a wholly new visual register.