Emmanuel Guibert

Presents selections of mainstream and alternative American literatue including both fiction and nonfiction, that discuss a broad spectrum of subjects.

In 1994, French cartoonist Emmanuel Guibert befriended an American veteran named Alan Cope and began creating his new friend's graphic biography. Alan's War was the surprising and moving result: the story of Cope's experiences as an American GI in France during World War II. How the World Was is Emmanuel Guibert's moving return to documenting the life of his friend. Cope died several years ago, as Guibert was just beginning work on this book, but Guibert has kept working to commit his friend's story to paper. Cope grew up in California during the great depression, and this remarkable graphic novel details the little moments that make a young man's life...while capturing the scope of America during the great depression.

Memoir of an American soldier fighting in Europe in World War II, done in the style of a graphic novel. This graphic novel memoir of Alan Cope recounts his first experiences at Fort Knox during World War II, his friendships with other soldiers, and encounters with Europeans during and after the war

As she roams through the galaxy with her space-faring friends, vexing villains and thwarting tyranny, a mischievous girl pirate named Sardine leaves a little time for baking and bedtime stories.

In 1986, Afghanistan was torn apart by a war with the Soviet Union. This graphic novel/photo-journal is a record of one reporter's arduous and dangerous journey through Afghanistan, accompanying the Doctors Without Borders.

The adventures of the intrepid Sardine, who travels across the universe meeting cosmic squids, space leeches, talking clouds, and other strange beings.

"Ariol is a donkey and his best friend Ramono is a pig. One is blue with long ears and big glasses, the other is pink with a snout like a light socket. They may not be similar, but they are friends. This third volume continues Ariol's adventures at home and at school, but also gives us a closer look at his life with his best friend, Ramono" -- from publisher's web site. Ariol, a donkey, and his friend Ramono, a pig, spend time with each other and their families. Book #3

Aaaah Pétula... Il suffit que son nom soit prononcé pour qu'Ariol se sente tout chose. Alors imaginez dans quel trouble peut le plonger une invitation pour tout un après-midi chez la vachette de ses rêves ! Mais entre le moment où il doit appuyer sur la sonnette avec ses deux cadeaux, et celui où son père vient le chercher, rien ne se passe comme il le souhaiterait...