Bezimena by nina bunjevac. Theres no escaping the darkness present on each page but theres. Bezimena translated asnameless in most slavic languages a noir style graphic novelpicture book for adults is a modern time rendition of the myth of artemis and siproitesartemis is the virgin goddess of hunting and childbirth daughter of zeus. As his fantasies become increasingly lurid the books. Nov 08 2019 dan clark rated it really liked it.
Flag like see review. Her dominion are the mountains rivers and ports. Theyre perfect simulacra of perfection. Theres an implacability to every dot and line.
The beautifully stark and intricate illustrations of nina bunjevacs bezimena artfully and viscerally evoke provoke and evolve contrapuntally against its alternately strange and disturbing content. Nina bunjevacs approach in bezimena fantagraphics is to attack the issue from as many points of view as possible. Told through a noirish lens bezimena is the story of a man who develops a disturbing sexual obsession with a former classmate steadily losing his grasp on reality. Bezimena by nina bunjevac nina bunjevacs harrowing new graphic novel takes off from greek mythology to tell a story about sexual violence obsession and all the things people can.
2012 conundrum press wolfville nova scotia. 2014 jonathan cape london uk.