Alte Zachen / Old Things

Name: Alte Zachen / Old Things
Brand: Cicada Books
SKU: 1800660227
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ISBN: 9781800660229

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06 Sep, 2022

By Ziggy Hanaor (Author), Benjamin Phillips (Illustrator)

SHORTLISTED FOR THE YOTO CARNEGIES MEDAL FOR ILLUSTRATION 2023A beautifully illustrated and presented intergenerational graphic novel that follows 11-year-...

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ISBN-10:

1800660227

ISBN-13:

9781800660229

Publisher

Cicada Books

No.of Pages

Dimensions

9.50 X 7.50 X 0.50 inches

Description

SHORTLISTED FOR THE YOTO CARNEGIES MEDAL FOR ILLUSTRATION 2023

A beautifully illustrated and presented intergenerational graphic novel that follows 11-year-old Benji and his elderly grandmother, Bubbe Rosa, as they traverse Brooklyn and Manhattan, gathering the ingredients for a Friday night dinner.

Bubbe's relationship with the city is complex - nothing is quite as she remembered it and she feels alienated and angry at the world around her. Benji, on the other hand, looks at the world, and his grandmother, with clear-eyed acceptance. As they wander the city, we catch glimpses of Bubbe's childhood in Germany, her young adulthood in 1950s Brooklyn, and her relationships; first with a baker called Gershon, and later with successful Joe, Benji's grandfather. Gradually we piece together snippets of Bubbe's life, gaining an insight to some of the things that have formed her cantankerous personality. The journey culminates on the Lower East Side in a moving reunion between Rosa and Gershon, her first love. As the sun sets, Benji and his Bubbe walk home over the Williamsburg Bridge to make dinner.

This is a powerful, affecting and deceptively simple story of Jewish identity, of generational divides, of the surmountability of difference and of a restless city and its inhabitants.

Product Details

ISBN-10

: 1800660227

ISBN-13

: 9781800660229

Publisher

: Cicada Books

Publication date

: 06 Sep, 2022

About the Author

Ziggy Hanaor is a publisher and writer. She is the author of Alex and Alex, Fly Flies and the Pocket Chaotic. This is her first graphic novel.

Benjamin Phillips works in various mediums, straddling the disciplines of illustration and fine art. From his studio in Hastings, Benjamin finds inspiration in human interaction, the humour and turmoil of everyday life and the joy of repetition. His clients include New York Times, Penguin Random House, Ebury Press and the British Council.