Orwell #[nn]

A bold red cover sets the tone for this French-language graphic biography from Dargaud, featuring a stark black ink portrait of George Orwell rendered in sharp, expressive linework by Christie and Verdier. The cover's subtitle layers his many contradictions in a single breathless list — Etonian, prolo, dandy, milicien, journaliste, révolté, romancier, excentrique, socialiste, patriote, jardinier, ermite, visionnaire — promising a portrait as complex as the man himself. For readers drawn to literary biography in comics form, this 2019 release looks like a compelling entry point into one of the twentieth century's most restless and singular minds.