Epileptic

Essentially the most acclaimed European graphic novel of the final ten years, Epileptic is David B.’s story of his brother’s battle with epilepsy – but it surely turns right into a penetrating and generally lacerating self-examination on the writer’s half, as he delves into his personal advanced feelings and his household’s troubled historical past, in addition to his personal youthful fantasy life. Significantly pointed is his description of the household journey from one tried treatment to a different, together with acupuncture, spiritualism and macrobiotics.

David B.’s drawing is totally extraordinary, balancing literal illustration and expressionist psychological distortion.