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Fior showcases his versatility and mastery of the form in this collection of short literary comics fiction. In this collection, two giant robots battle it out in a European metropolis; an engineer is asked to inspect something unusual at a marble quarry; a recently relocated father loses his young son in Berlin's Tempelhof Park; the painter Arnold Bocklin takes a trip before he paints his famous masterpiece, The Island of Death; and, an immigrant grandmother tells the story of how she escaped war in Indochina. Blackbird Days is rounded out with an autobiographical snapshot of the 2015 terrorist attacks in Paris, Fior's home. Full-color illustrations throughout.
About the Author
Manuele Fior is an Italian cartoonist and illustrator. He was born in Cesena in 1975 and studied architecture at the University of Venice. He worked as an architect, illustrator and comics artist in Berlin, Oslo and Paris, where he currently lives. He has received international recognition for his comic stories since the 1990s. His most recent graphic novels and have been translated in English by Fantagraphics. His illustration work has been featured in
