Yvan Alagbé has developed a highly distinctive approach to the graphic novel, combining free form, black-and-white brushwork with a stark visual storytelling style to tackle some of the weightiest issues of our time. He spent more than twenty years assembling the pieces that make up his new retrospective collection, Yellow Negroes and Other Imaginary Creatures. Now available in English for the very first time, the book details the relentless anxieties and tribulations of undocumented migrant workers in Paris. One of France’s most revered comic book artists, Alagbé joins us to discuss why the graphic form is so well suited to conveying true stories in all their honesty and depth.

This program is presented in partnership with the Cultural Services of the French Embassy in Chicago and the Alliance Française Chicago.

Preorder your copy of Yellow Negroes and Other Imaginary Creatures through the CHF box office and save 20%.

A book signing will follow this program.