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Lehmann, Matthias

 
9781637151006: Parallel
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ISBN 10: 1637151004 ISBN 13: 9781637151006
Editorial: Oni Press, 2023

Sinopsis

A 2023 GLAAD Media Award Nominee for Outstanding Original Graphic Novel

A 2023 ALA Best Graphic Novel for Adults

In Parallel, creator Matthias Lehmann deftly explores the complexities of being gay at a time when queer relationships were forbidden. Torn between his longing for a family and his simultaneous desire for gay love, Karl Kling hides his homosexuality from his wife and child while pursuing male romances in 1950s Germany.

Karl Kling's story is one of revelations, and these he has addressed in a letter to his daughter, Hella, who had disowned Karl many years ago. Karl's letter is a cri de coeur from a father to a daughter he never really got to know, and he comes clean to her about his failed marriages, his fractured family relations--and his love for men.

Taking place between the end of World War II and the 1980s, Parallel chronicles Karl's efforts to comply with social norms in order to keep his sexuality a secret. It also paints a picture of a life torn between conformity and rebellion, and the cruel realities of twentieth-century German society, where homosexuality was proscribed and punishable until 1994. Matthias Lehmann poignantly depicts the story of a decades-long yearning to live an open and free life, and the price Karl and those he loves must pay for it. It is also a story of finding the courage to finally tell the truth no matter the obstacles...or the cost.

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Acerca del autor

Born in 1983 in Dresden, Matthias Lehmann studied at the Hochschule für Bildende Künste. He was the illustrator of Claude Monet for Prestel Verlag, published zines, and appeared regularly in the Jazam comic anthology. Parallel was among the finalists for the 2018 Comic Book Prize from the Berthold Leibinger Foundation, and in 2019 he won a Ginco Award for Best Short Comic.

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A 2023 GLAAD Media Award Nominee for Outstanding Original Graphic Novel

A 2023 ALA Best Graphic Novel for Adults

In Parallel, creator Matthias Lehmann deftly explores the complexities of being gay at a time when queer relationships were forbidden. Torn between his longing for a family and his simultaneous desire for gay love, Karl Kling hides his homosexuality from his wife and child while pursuing male romances in 1950s Germany.

Karl Kling's story is one of revelations, and these he has addressed in a letter to his daughter, Hella, who had disowned Karl many years ago. Karl's letter is a cri de coeur from a father to a daughter he never really got to know, and he comes clean to her about his failed marriages, his fractured family relations--and his love for men.

Taking place between the end of World War II and the 1980s, Parallel chronicles Karl's efforts to comply with social norms in order to keep his sexuality a secret. It also paints a picture of a life torn between conformity and rebellion, and the cruel realities of twentieth-century German society, where homosexuality was proscribed and punishable until 1994. Matthias Lehmann poignantly depicts the story of a decades-long yearning to live an open and free life, and the price Karl and those he loves must pay for it. It is also a story of finding the courage to finally tell the truth no matter the obstacles...or the cost.

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Editorial
Oni Press
Año de publicación
2023
Idioma
Inglés
ISBN 10 
1637151004
ISBN 13 
9781637151006
Encuadernación
Tapa blanda
Ilustrador
Lehmann Matthias
Número de edición
1
Número de páginas
456
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