Petit-fils d'Algérie #[nn]

A man sits quietly, holding an old black-and-white photograph, while behind him the faded watercolor skyline of an Algerian city — minarets, domed rooftops, palm trees — rises like a half-remembered dream. Joël Alessandra's delicate, wash-tinted artwork gives this 2015 Casterman release an intimate, almost melancholy warmth that feels deeply personal from the very first glance. Petit-fils d'Algérie promises a story rooted in memory and identity, and its cover alone makes a quiet, compelling case for picking it up.