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A moving love story inspired by the author's relationship with a political refugee from Togo. It began as a response to the publication of a short story, Message from the Fortress, written by the author's father, Geert Vanistendael. In it, her father gives vent to his feelings about the relationship. At first angry with her father, the author publicly responded by reclaiming the story in this semi-autobiographical novel. Dance By the Light of the Moon is a beautiful, unexpected tale which reaches far beyond the love story that originally inspired it.
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Why is this wonderful book so little known when it excels in so many areas? The story (based on the real life romance between the author and a Togolese asylum seeker) is highly original and moving.African people are virtually absent from European comics and here they are treated with respect and intelligence. But this is not some 'worthy' political treatise - Vanistendael deals with complex issues of racism, cultural clashes, and torture with intelligence and humour as part of human story.
And, above all, she draws like a dream- wonderful flowing brushstrokes, reminiscent of Craig Thompson (Blankets) but even lusher. This book would be a visual delight even without translation. The only weakness (which lost it my full 5 stars) is that the storyline abruptly halts at the wedding and restarts with a chance meeting years after their relationship has ended. It is bizarre that a book about a love affair does not fully explain what happened, and what went wrong. It says, as an aside, that he was plagued by nightmares of his torture and this broke up the marriage, but I am left feeling that something far more complex and interesting occurred in the real life story that Vanistendael would sooner skip over. Fair enough to be discrete, but it seriously weakens the narrative power of the book.
Nonetheless- a superb graphic novel and one to buy and recommend.
And, above all, she draws like a dream- wonderful flowing brushstrokes, reminiscent of Craig Thompson (Blankets) but even lusher. This book would be a visual delight even without translation. The only weakness (which lost it my full 5 stars) is that the storyline abruptly halts at the wedding and restarts with a chance meeting years after their relationship has ended. It is bizarre that a book about a love affair does not fully explain what happened, and what went wrong. It says, as an aside, that he was plagued by nightmares of his torture and this broke up the marriage, but I am left feeling that something far more complex and interesting occurred in the real life story that Vanistendael would sooner skip over. Fair enough to be discrete, but it seriously weakens the narrative power of the book.
Nonetheless- a superb graphic novel and one to buy and recommend.
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