Madame Livingstone : Congo, la Grande Guerre

Locations
Call Number: World-FRE Graphic-Novel, Adult Book / World Languages / French / Baruti, Barly
On Shelf At: Downtown Library, Westgate Branch

Location & Checkout Length	Call Number	Checkout Length	Item Status
Downtown 2nd Fl., WORLD 4-week checkout	World-FRE Graphic-Novel	4-week checkout	On Shelf
Westgate Adult Books 4-week checkout	Adult Book / World Languages / French / Baruti, Barly	4-week checkout	On Shelf

En Afrique centrale, pendant la Première Guerre mondiale, le lieutenant belge Gaston Mercier, chargé de couler un cuirassé allemand sur le lac Tanganyika, rencontre un personnage énigmatique qui se prétend le fils de l'explorateur David Livingstone. Avec un bonus proposant des informations sur le contexte historique.

COMMUNITY REVIEWS

Another Gem in AADL's French Collection submitted by CarolSeidl on January 3, 2023, 10:39pm This graphic novel is beautifully illustrated by one of the best-known African comic artists, Barly Baruti. The storyline is intriguing but the actual scenario was a bit light. Maybe this is typical of most graphic novels but I wish the author, Christophe Cassiau-Haurie, had added more details. I was continually wondering how much of the story was true and how much was invented. The final pages, études et recherches, clarify a lot but even here, I would have appreciated more information.

I feel so fortunate to have found this book on the AADL shelves. Baruti's artwork is of the highest caliber, I learned some new French military terms, and contemplated an aspect of WWI that I've not previously been exposed to.