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koldo izagirre

The writer sets this universal story in a place familiar to us, a Basque city and its port and surroundings. While I read the story, images of the police smashing Teo’s Cake Shop in Orereta and robbing the window contents kept coming to mind. Or when they first invented Kalimotxo (drink made by mixing fizzy cola and red wine). You’ll find the desire to and happiness of living, learning, fighting and having sex in this story. Great big mouthfuls of it. The rhythm is in the same vein as the story moves along in big chunks. The writer has given us great literature written in a strong natural style.

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pako aristi/jose luis zumeta.

We do not normally pay too much attention to children’s books. What we have most enjoyed about this book, written by Aristi and illustrated by Zumeta, is that, contrary to the norm, this is not a children’s book that has actually been
written for adults’ enjoyment. No, it has been written for children. And that is precisely why we adults enjoy it. Aristi’s stories are entertaining and at the same time there is a lot to learn in them. Zumeta’s colourful paintings will also enable children to get a feel for abstraction.

plataforma

michel houellebecq

As well as being one of the most controversial writers in France, Houellebecq has an acute mind and is quite shameless. His lectures leave nobody indifferent. In his writing nobody is let get away with anything. Not even himself. A very courageous attitude in these puritan times. In the book Plataform he takes a look at sex and prostitution and, in this way, he uses tourism to create an analogy of the decline of Western culture. It’s not a new book. We know that. But it goes well with the comic that follows and when do we ever comment on new stuff?

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chester brown

Canadian comic book author Chester Brown has ruffled some feathers with his latest creation. In this original story he defends leaving his girlfriend, turning his back on love and fulfilling his sexual needs by paying prostitutes. The book deals with the bittersweet sensations of sleeping with prostitutes and the contradictions of paying for sex. Though his arguments in favour of prostitution are controversial, this story written and drawn in the first person enables us to reflect on the subject matter.