Coming of age through bande dessinée: An interview with Michel Kichka

F Louwagie, S Lambert, M Kichka (Collaborator)

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Abstract

This interview with Belgian-Israeli graphic novelist and political cartoonist Michel Kichka covers his growing up in Belgium during the Golden Age of bande dessinée. The author discusses his early readings and influences, as well as the development of his own career in teaching and drawing. The discussion focuses in particular on the creation and publication of his graphic novels Deuxième Génération [Second Generation] and Falafel sauce piquante [Falafel with Spicy Sauce], published in 2012 and 2018. These works foreground essential questions about Kichka's experience as a second-generation Holocaust survivor and about his relationship with Israel. Taking an international perspective, the interview sheds further light on the emergence of the comics medium in Israel and the transnational reception of Franco-Belgian bande dessinée. It also considers Kichka's work and engagement as a political cartoonist. Interview conducted via email, following Michel Kichka's keynote at the “Tradition and Innovation in Franco-Belgian bande dessinée” conference.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)51-73
Number of pages23
JournalEuropean Comic Art
Volume14
Issue number2
Early online date1 Sept 2021
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Sept 2021

Bibliographical note

Author contacted the editors who confirmed that the embargo is 24 months: https://www.berghahnjournals.com/page/210 Interview being deposited so it can be treated in accordance with this embargo. 6.9.2021

Keywords

  • Cartooning for Peace
  • Deuxième Génération
  • Falafel sauce piquante
  • Golden Age
  • Maus
  • political cartoon

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