La tragédie comédie, ou comédie tragique de Mr. Punch #[nn]
In this haunting summer tale from Neil Gaiman and Dave McKean, a troubled teen’s quiet time at his grandfather’s seaside arcade takes a surreal turn when he encounters a mysterious Punch and Judy Man and a woman who plays a mermaid in the show. As the puppet performances spark forgotten memories, long-buried family secrets begin to surface, weaving a story where reality and illusion blur. With McKean’s striking, dreamlike art and a cover by the same hand, this is a quiet yet unsettling journey into the shadows of memory and guilt.
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Spending a summer at his grandfather's seaside arcade, a troubled adolescent harmlessly becomes involved with a mysterious Punch and Judy Man and a mermaid-portraying woman. But when the violent puppet show triggers buried memories of the boy's family, the lives of all become feverishly intertwined. With disturbing mysteries and half-truths uncontrollably unraveling, the young boy is forced to deal with his family's dark secrets of violence, betrayal, and guilt.
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