Her family settled in canada in the 60s, but the violent politics of her. Aug 28, 2014 an amazing piece of graphic memoir, fatherland will linger with you long after youve finished its lushly illustrated pages. Bunjevac gives readers the impression of experiencing history untouched and direct. Overall, i enjoyed the book, and unlike some readers i didnt have. A family history 1st edition by bunjevac, nina 2015 hardcover hardcover january 1, 1707 4. Please support brick and mortar sales, look for this and other books at your local bookshop. In 1975, fearing her husbands growing fanaticism, nina bunjevac s mother fled her marriage and adopted country of. The comic is only halffinished when it is revealed that he has died. In fatherland, nina bunjevac talks about her fathers sordid past. Fatherland is an account of the life and death of peter bunjevac, a serbian nationalist. Jan 26, 2015 falling in love with your handsome pen pal, moving overseas to marry him, then finding out hes part of a terrorist organization. Fatherland will be recognised as a masterpiece of nonfiction comics, worthy to stand beside persepolis and palestine. Peter bunjevac, a serbian nationalist, died in a garage explosion in 1977 in his. New york times bestseller an npr best book of the year a new york.
In her graphic memoir, fatherland, she tells the story of a family torn apart by nationalism and historical trauma. In fatherland, a daughter outlines her dads radicalization. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read fatherland. Nina bunjevac resurrects her fathers shadowy, violent. In fatherland, the story of her serbian nationalist father and 20thcentury serbian history, bunjevac adorns practically every inch of each panel with tiny little pen strokes. In 1975 nina bunjevac s mother fled her marriage and her adopted country of canada and took nina back to yugoslavia to live with her parents. Sep 26, 2014 fatherland by nina bunjevac n ina bunjevacs second graphic novel is a dark, welldrawn family memoir.
Jan 25, 2015 thats the true story of illustrator nina bunjevac s parents. Aug 28, 2014 buy fatherland 01 by bunjevac, nina isbn. Her serbian nationalist father, and the occasionally violent, extremist history of. Marjane satrapis persepolis and joe saccos palestine, n. In her impressive debut collection, nina bunjevac stuns as a distinctive, innovative voice, adept at hyper detailed cartooning and deliciously disturbing as she probes the darkest depths of desire and despair. Jan 21, 2015 in fatherland, the story of her serbian nationalist father and 20thcentury serbian history, bunjevac adorns practically every inch of each panel with tiny little pen strokes. Winner of the 2015 douglas wright graphic arts best book award, fatherland documents this canadianborn artists quest to fathom her familys tragically fragmented history. Oct 17, 2014 nina bunjevac resurrects her fathers shadowy, violent past in fatherland open this photo in gallery. Born in canada, raised in her familys native yugoslavia and having returned to canada, bunjevac heartless, 2012 addresses the history of a troubled region that brought her to where she isboth in the book which finds her reminiscing from her home in toronto and conjuring a past she didnt experience firsthand. Bunjevacs debut graphic novel is a fascinating, eerie memoir of her. The honesty she displays in her writing really makes you empathize with characters that do not have any outwardly redeeming characteristics. Thats the bunjevac family story, told in a new graphic memoir.
Fatherland 9780224098342 by bunjevac, nina and a great selection of similar new, used and collectible books available now at great prices. Nina bunjevacs father is not the man he seems, and in a very dangerous way. Rachel cooke on fatherland, the guardian nina bunjevac gives readers the impression of experiencing history untouched and direct, brought haltingly to life from the pages of textbooks, or the frames of newsreels. Standing alongside marjane satrapis persepolis and joe saccos palestine, nina bunjevac s. Feb 22, 2015 this luxury was never available to nina bunjevac. Jan 19, 2015 an ambitious graphic memoir that succeeds on a number of different levels. They lived a seemingly normal life in canada, with a lot happening just below the surface like her fathers abuse and alcoholism. In her first book, heartless, bunjevac combined a heavy use of blacks with a. N ina bunjevacs second graphic novel is a dark, welldrawn family memoir. Jun 26, 2015 fatherland by nina bunjevac, 9781631490316, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Fatherland is nina bunjevac s graphic memoir of her father, a hardline serbian nationalist, who was forced to emigrate to canada in the 1950s read an excerpt.
Nina is especially talented in cartooning and telling her story in a graphic novel style. Aug 28, 2014 fatherland by nina bunjevac, 9780224098342, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Her second book, fatherland 2014, jonathan cape, london has reached. A story of growing up in a dysfunctional family unit across 2 continents with a twist. The most vitally reinvigorating change in modern comics is the unstoppable rise of women, as creators, as readers, and as characters. Sep 17, 2014 nina bunjevac was born in canada in 1973. A family history, the story of bunjevac s father and the effects of his life on his family. In fatherland, nina bunjevac explores the difficult history of her family and their home country of yugoslavia. Ninas comics have been published in a number of international periodicals and. Shortlisted for the paca literary award a heartfelt and extremely absorbing examination of exile, reconciliation and destructive politicsas vividly immediate as any headline. Condition new isbn 10 0224098349 isbn 9780224098342 seller. But what really elevates fatherland from notable book to. In 1975, fearing her husband s growing fanaticism, nina bunjevac s mother fled her marriage and adopted country of canada, taking nina then only a toddler and her older. The first part of the book focuses on her immediate family.
The story of a family torn apart by immigration and ideology, told in a very striking graphic novel. Standing alongside marjane satrapis persepolis and joe saccos palestine, nina bunjevac s fatherland renders the searing history of the balkans in the twentieth century through the experiences of the author and her family. Peter, her husband, was a fanatical serbian nationalist who had been forced to leave his country at the end of world war ii and migrate to canada. Nina bunjevacs story is fascinating and the way she juxtaposes it with her drawings shows the level of her talent and her attention to detail. Best sellers todays deals home prime customer service home improvement electronics new releases books gift ideas computers. Ultimately, this is a beautiful, sad and necessary book i. Rachel cooke, guardian, fatherland, a family history, nina bunjevac, 9781631490316. Having started her art training in yugoslavia she moved to toronto in 1990, where she continued her studies. Nina bunjevac is best known for her internationally acclaimed books heartless 2012 and fatherland 2014. This seller has earned a 4 of 5 stars rating from biblio customers. Jan 19, 2015 standing alongside marjane satrapis persepolis and joe saccos palestine, nina bunjevac s fatherland renders the searing history of the balkans in the twentieth century through the experiences of the author and her family. A profile of nina bunjevac, author of the graphic novel and new york times.
May 30, 2019 nina bunjevac s harrowing new graphic novel takes off from greek mythology to tell a story about sexual violence, obsession, and all the things people cant admit that they want, even to themselves. A family history 9781631490316 by bunjevac, nina and a great selection of similar new, used and collectible books available now at great prices. Bunjevac begins and ends the book with the images of birds a. Plan b takes place in nina s toronto apartment in 2012, as nina plies her anxious, repressed mother with questions. Nina bunjevac resurrects her fathers shadowy, violent past. A family history by nina bunjevac and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Its recounted in haunting blackandwhite drawings in a new graphic memoir called fatherland. A remarkable autobiographical graphic novel by a serbian living in canada, fatherland is the story of her family especially her father, a serbian nationalist who died in mysterious circumstances and through them of the whole balkan conflict.
In 1975, fearing her husbands growing fanaticism, nina bunjevacs mother fled her marriage and adopted country of canada, taking nina. She works in monochrome, and uses crosshatching and pointillist techniques, both of which give her strips the feeling of newsprint. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Fatherland by bunjevac, nina first edition hardback new.
Sep, 2014 nina bunjevac, whose fatherland makes for salutary reading. We spoke with the artist who made a graphic novel memoir about. Nina bunjevac tells her familys story in superb blackandwhite artwork. Nina bunjevac s fatherland is about many things, some quite difficult, somelike the history of the former yugoslaviaquite dense. Standing alongside marjane satrapis persepolis and joe saccos palestine, nina bunjevacs fatherland renders the searing history of the balkans in the twentieth century through the experiences of the author and her family. She does not assert this book as the singular authoritative account, rather it. Nina bunjevac tackles two troublesome subjects in fatherland. Fatherland, a graphic memoir from the same school as marjane satrapis persepolis, is a heartfelt and extremely absorbing examination.
But even there he continued his activities, joining a. Her family settled in canada in the 60s, but the violent politics of her harddrinking. Set in a universe in which nazi germany won world war ii, the storys. Fatherland by nina bunjevac is a graphic memoir of the ideological and. Yet bunjevac is masterful at presenting an impression of the confusion, disruption, and fear ingrained in the family. The book is heavy on narration, and since the action spans. In 1975 nina bunjevac s mother fled her marriage and her adopted country of canada and took nina back to yugoslavia to live with their grandparents.
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