Une Tragédie américaine

Kim Deitch's Une Tragédie américaine is a singular, ongoing graphic novel published by Denoël since 2004, a sprawling and deeply personal exploration of American history through the lens of its most eccentric and marginalized figures. Known for his densely detailed, hallucinatory style and looping narratives, Deitch weaves a tapestry of vaudeville, early animation, and the underbelly of the 20th century, creating a work that is as much a meditation on storytelling itself as it is a chronicle of forgotten lives. Though only a single issue has been released to date, it stands as a vital piece of Deitch's larger, idiosyncratic universe, offering a uniquely surreal and humanist perspective on the American experience.