Jour de marché #[nn]

Published by Alain Beaulet in 2009, Jour de marché captures the lively energy of a French market day through a wonderfully detailed black-and-white ink illustration. The cover bursts with a crowd of expressively caricatured faces filling a bustling town square, framed by timber-framed buildings and a turreted structure that give the scene a distinctly provincial character. It's a warm, sharply observed slice of everyday life that makes this slim volume an appealing find for fans of European cartooning.