Klezmer

Joann Sfar’s Klezmer (2009–2017) is a five-issue graphic novel series from avant-verlag that follows a band of Jewish musicians in early 20th-century Eastern Europe. Sfar, the series’ primary artist, blends folklore, history, and his signature expressive linework to explore themes of identity, exile, and the transformative power of music. This self-contained saga stands as a lyrical, character-driven meditation on cultural survival, rendered with the warmth and melancholy of a timeless folk tale.