Benoît Peeters, François Schuiten (Illustrator)
The Shadow of a Man.
San Diego: IDW Publishing, 2021. First printing. Translation by Stephen D. Smith of "Ombre d'un homme" (Casterman, 2009). 9781684056934 112 pages.
Large-format softcover volume, with French flaps, measures approximately 9.5" x 11.75", shows very light shelfwear. Binding is sound. Interior is clean and bright.
Winner of the Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards.
Graphic novel by writer, essayist, academic and critic Benoît Peeters (b. 1956), the fourth volume in the series "The Obscure Cities," "an imaginary world which mingles a Borgesian metaphysical surrealism with the detailed architectural vistas of the series' artist, François Schuiten. The series began with "Les murailles de samaris" ("The Walls of Samaris") in 1983 and is still continuing." (Wikipedia)