Une nuit calme et paisible #[nn]

A quiet rainy evening sets the mood for this 2017 French-language release from KOTOJI Editions, whose cover presents a young woman in a white dress sheltering beneath a vivid red umbrella on a glistening cobblestone street, a warmly lit shopfront rising behind her. The contrast between the soft, muted tones of the wet neighborhood and that single splash of crimson gives the image a genuinely poetic atmosphere. At 16,00 EUR, Une nuit calme et paisible looks like a lovely addition to any shelf with an appreciation for evocative, slice-of-life storytelling.