Lebenslinien

Birgit Weyhe’s Lebenslinien, published by avant-verlag in 2020, is a single-issue graphic biography that traces the life of a German Jewish woman from the 1920s through the Holocaust and into her postwar years. Weyhe’s delicate, expressive linework and layered narrative structure illuminate the quiet resilience and fractured memories of a survivor, making it a deeply personal and historically resonant work. This debut issue stands as a poignant entry in contemporary German comics, showcasing Weyhe’s skill in weaving intimate biography with broader historical currents.