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Ugo Bienvenu's graphic adaptation of David Vann's novel arrives with a cover that perfectly captures the story's mood — a Polaroid snapshot of a man and a younger person together, set against a sweeping wilderness of mountains, still water, and dense evergreen forest rendered in cool blues and purples. The snapshot-within-a-landscape design feels both intimate and quietly foreboding, hinting at two people navigating an isolated, indifferent natural world. Published in 2015 by Scratch Books, this Dutch-language edition showcases Bienvenu's striking linework and restrained color palette from cover to cover.