Pittsburgh

In Pittsburgh, writer/artist Frank Santoro distills a lifetime of memory into a single, deeply personal comic for The New York Review of Books. This 2019 graphic novel uses a distinctive, almost painterly style to explore the geography and emotional landscape of his hometown, layering childhood recollections with adult reflection. It's a quiet, resonant work that matters for its intimate, non-linear approach to autobiography, showing how a place can hold both the past and its ghosts.