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The life of the great French painter, one of the founders of Impressionism, is narrated in lush comic art reminiscent of his style. From the Salon des Refuses ("Salon of the Rejected") and many struggling years without recognition, money, and yet a family to raise, all the way to great success, critically and financially, Monet pursued insistently one vision: catching the light in painting, refusing to compromise on this ethereal pursuit. It cost him dearly but he was a beacon for his contemporaries. We discover in this comics biography how he came to this vision as well as his turbulent life pursuing it.
About the Author
Salva Rubio, born in Madrid, Spain in1978, is a screenwriter and The Indie Analyst. For 10 years he worked for Spain's foremost independent distribution, exhibition and production company, Alta Films. There, he analyzed scripts by Eric Rohmer, Gus Van Sant, Walter Salles, Jane Campion, the Coen Brothers, Christopher Hampton, Amos Gitai, John Turturro, Marjane Satrapi, Larry Clark and David Cronenberg, among others. He has also analyzed scripts for Spain s Ministry of Culture (ICAA) , Instituto Cervantes, Fundación Carolina and Casa de América. He is a professional writer, working in several media. As a feature film screenwriter, he co-wrote the animated movie Deep (2017) and has been hired to work on three more feature films plus several animated series and shorts. As a graphic novel writer, he works in the French-Belgian market, having published such projects as "Monet, Nomad of Light" (Le Lombard) .As a novelist he has published "Zíngara: Searching for Jim Morrison", and the 2-volume novelization of the successful Spanish TV series El Príncipe. He is a Licenciado in Arts History (Universidad Complutense de Madrid) and has a Master's Degree in Film and TV Screenwriting (Universidad Carlos III de Madrid) . He teaches screenwriting and narrative, and also likes to draw, paint, play guitar and recently has somehow found time to take up the trumpet.www.salvarubio.info
