Recherche famille, désespérément #[nn]

A hand holds up an old photograph of a family group standing before what appears to be a large wooden building — a quietly arresting image that sets the tone for this deeply personal graphic novel by Dan Goldman and George Schall. Published in 2021 by Les Humanoïdes Associés, Recherche famille, désespérément explores the search for family roots in the shadow of the Holocaust, as the cover's tagline asks whether those whose parents survived the Shoah can survive the quest for their own origins. The contrast between the sepia photograph and the lush, living world surrounding it makes for a cover that is both tender and haunting.