Bronte (Graphic Novel)

Bronte (Graphic Novel)
Manuela Santoni
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7 Jul 2021 US
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9781728412900
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Charlotte, Emily, and Anne Bronte--faced with an ailing father and an alcoholic brother--pursue independence through art in this graphic vision of the lives of three legendary writers. Despite their family' s stormy fortunes, the Bronte sisters resolved to write. To thwart the nineteenth century' s double standards, they took the names of men, becoming the Bell brothers. Their works incited controversy and speculation, while at home, the sisters contended with the rages of Branwell Bronte, their self-destructive sibling. Manuela Santoni presents a time before Jane Eyre, Wuthering Heights, and The Tenant of Wildfell Hall were known as literary masterpieces, when winds shook the Bronte house and determination held it together.
Sisterly bonds are eternal. This black-and-white graphic novel opens at a point when the Bronte family is in desperate financial need. Their father is getting sicker each day while their heartbroken brother, Branwell, is ruining himself with opium and alcohol. Charlotte and Anne want to publish their writings to help bring in some income, but Emily refuses to join them, as she says that she writes only for herself. To relieve some of Emily' s concerns, her sisters suggest publishing under male pseudonyms, and the Bell brothers, Currer, Acton, and Ellis, are born. Despite some initial rejection and mixed reviews, praise and admiration grow for their published works. Recognizing the need to share who they truly are, the sisters reveal themselves to their father, brother, publisher, and, finally, the world. Soon after, tragedy strikes the family with the untimely deaths of Branwell, rapidly followed by Emily and Anne. In this account of the Bronte family translated from Italian, Santoni' s simple, energetic illustration style works well to convey the story' s tone. Every bold, sweeping line expresses the family' s dire situation and the Haworth parsonage. Each character is portrayed clearly and distinctly, giving sharp clarity to their individual feelings and desires despite the relatively sparse text. A beautifully illustrated reimagining of the Bronte sisters' lives. --Kirkus Reviews-- "Journal" (3/15/2021 12:00:00 AM)
Manuela Santoni is an illustrator and a cartoonist living in Fonte Nuova in Rome, Italy. Passionate about graphic novels and comics, Santoni works as a freelancer, creates books for children, and publishes her online comic Nowhere Fast at Verticomics. Manuela Santoni is an illustrator and a cartoonist living in Fonte Nuova in Rome, Italy. Passionate about graphic novels and comics, Santoni works as a freelancer, creates books for children, and publishes her online comic Nowhere Fast at Verticomics.
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ISBN-13: 9781728412900
Published: 7 Jul 2021
Published In: United States
Imprint: Graphic Universe
Publisher: Lerner Publishing Group
Format: Paperback
Pages: 184

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