Bourrasques et accalmies

Jean-Jacques Sempé brings his signature gentle wit and elegant watercolors to Bourrasques et accalmies, a single-issue comic from Denoël (2013–present). This wordless or nearly wordless collection of vignettes captures fleeting moments of daily life, from sudden gusts of wind to quiet pauses, in the beloved French cartoonist’s timeless style. A warm, reflective addition to Sempé’s celebrated body of work, it distills his unique ability to find humor and grace in life’s small upheavals.