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Comics & Graphic Novels Biography & Memoir

Duran Duran, Imelda Marcos, and Me

by (artist) Lorina Mapa

Publisher
Conundrum Press
Initial publish date
Mar 2017
Category
Biography & Memoir, Contemporary Women
  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9781772620115
    Publish Date
    Mar 2017
    List Price
    $18.00

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Description

A graphic memoir about growing up in the Philippines in the 1980s with Depeche Mode, Duran Duran, Imelda Marcos and the EDSA Revolution.When she learns of her beloved father's fatal car accident, Mapa flies to Manila to attend his funeral. His sudden death sparks childhood memories. Weaving the past with the present, Mapa entertains with stories about religion, pop culture, adolescence, social class and politics, including her experiences of the 1986 People Power Revolution which made headlines around the world. It is a love letter to her parents, family, friends, country of birth, and in the end, perhaps even to herself.

About the author

Lorina Mapa was born in Manila in 1970 and at the age of sixteen moved with her family to Washington DC. In 1990 she graduated from The Kubert School of Comic and Graphic Art in New Jersey where she met her husband, artist Daniel Shelton. They have four children and live in Hudson, Quebec. Her graphic novel Duran Duran, Imelda Marcos and Me, was nominated by the American Library Association as a Great Graphic Novel for Teens. Lorina was featured on the CBC’s 2017 list of Writers to Watch and nominated for the Joe Schuster award for best writer.

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Editorial Reviews

"A wonderful graphic memoir, tinged with humour and tenderness. Lorina Mapa offers up an intimate look at Philippine society and culture, but above all, a deeply endearing father-daughter love story."-- Michel Rabagliati