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**LONGLISTED FOR THE ORWELL PRIZE FOR BOOKS 2018**
In the French port town of Calais, famous for its historic lace industry, a city within a city arose. This new town, known as the Jungle, was home to thousands of refugees, mainly from the Middle East and Africa, all hoping, somehow, to get to the UK. Into this squalid shantytown of shipping containers and tents, full of rats and trash and devoid of toilets and safety, the artist Kate Evans brought a sketchbook and an open mind. Combining the techniques of eyewitness reportage with the medium of comic-book storytelling, Evans has produced this unforgettable book, filled with poignant images-by turns shocking, infuriating, wry, and heartbreaking.
Accompanying the story of Kate's time spent among the refugees-the insights acquired and the lives recounted-is the harsh counterpoint of prejudice and scapegoating arising from the political right. Threads addresses one of the most pressing issues of modern times to make a compelling case, through intimate evidence, for the compassionate treatment of refugees and the free movement of peoples. Evans's creativity and passion as an artist, activist, and mother shine through.
About the Author
Kate Evans is a cartoonist, artist, mother and sometime activist. She is the author of Red Rosa: a graphic biography of Rosa Luxemburg, Funny Weather: Everything You Didn't Want to Know About Climate Change But Probably Should Find Out, and the comic guides to pregnancy, birth and breastfeeding Bump and The Food of Love. She lives in Somerset, UK, with her partner, children and cats. Evans blogs at www.cartoonkate.co.uk and tweets @cartoonkate.
More Details
- Contributor: Kate Evans
- Imprint: Verso Books
- ISBN13: 9781786631732
- Number of Pages: 176
- Packaged Dimensions: 210x272x20mm
- Packaged Weight: 858
- Format: Hardback
- Publisher: Verso Books
- Release Date: 2017-06-20
- Binding: Hardback
- Biography: Kate Evans is a cartoonist, artist, mother and sometime activist. She is the author of Red Rosa: a graphic biography of Rosa Luxemburg, Funny Weather: Everything You Didn't Want to Know About Climate Change But Probably Should Find Out, and the comic guides to pregnancy, birth and breastfeeding Bump and The Food of Love. She lives in Somerset, UK, with her partner, children and cats. Evans blogs at www.cartoonkate.co.uk and tweets @cartoonkate.
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