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More copies of this ISBN:This title in other formats:Vampire Lovesby Joann Sfar
Synopses & ReviewsPublisher Comments:Meet Ferdinand, a vampire who bites his victims with only one tooth in order to pass as a mosquito, who loves the music of dead singers, and who has no end of trouble trying to make sense of his relationships--some with the living, some with the undead. Vampire Loves follows the strange and comically romantic adventures of Ferdinand and his friends as they flirt with, seduce, cheat on, break up and make up with all manner of strange creatures, including ghosts, other vampires, tree-folk, and golems. Edgy, charming, and filled with Joann Sfar's inimitable blend of tenderness, comedy, melancholy, and philosophy, the four stories in this volume are drawn as much from the Jewish mysticism of eastern Europe as from twenty-first-century Goth culture. At once silly and serious, wild and poetic, Joann Sfar’s disquieting tales are filled with intelligence and rich humanity. Vividly illustrated and sensitively written, Vampire Loves is alive with color, wisdom, and humor. Review:"Ferdinand is a vampire who lives in Lithuania, wears three-piece suits and receives regular visits from an adoptive 'grandmother' witch who looks after his Siamese cat when he's off on trips to Paris. But none of this is any protection against the more mundane realities of being a newly single guy stuck forever in that period of new adulthood when hormones meet emotions and confusion results. Ferdinand's exploits, as detailed by award-winning French artist Sfar (Little Vampire Goes to School, The Rabbi's Cat), read like a classic slacker tale — when he isn't sleeping in his coffin, Ferdinand carries his favorite records around in a messenger bag. Ferdinand's adventures and companions are at once otherworldly and oddly familiar. A tree-man has a crush on Ferdinand's ex-girlfriend, Lani, a girl/plant who cheated on Ferdinand with his best friend. Ferdinand alternately longs for and is angry at Lani, finds himself the object of a teenage vampire crush and cruises bars in search of new love. Just when the troubled relationships begin to seem too commonplace, Sfar slips in a magical detail about a golem or a crying tree. As usual, Sfar's artwork is effortlessly charming, filled with classically stylish ink hatching and lettering, for a story that is funny and unpredictable." Publishers Weekly (Copyright Reed Business Information, Inc.) Synopsis:The hopelessly romantic adventures of Ferdinand the Vampire and friends are edgy and charming, infused with Jewish mysticism of eastern Europe and 21st-century Goth culture. Readers learn that flirting and love in the underworld isn't any easier when one is dead. Full color. About the AuthorA prolific artist and writer, Joann Sfar has over 80 books in print and an international following among readers of all ages. His work has been translated into dozens of languages, and Vampire Loves is in development as a live action movie with a major French director. What Our Readers Are SayingAdd a comment for a chance to win!
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