![]() ![]() But you know what they say about good things… When Gwynplaine’s real parentage, and therefore place in society, is brought to light, his world is upended, and while he hopes to do great things with his newfound resources, he will discover that his “smile” will always get in the way… ![]() ![]() They are taken in by a solitary, wandering philosopher and his pet wolf, and will make a simple but happy life as carnies for many years. This grim story of a corrupted, prejudiced and petty society begins with a storm, a shipwreck and two abandoned children, one blind, and one whose face has been mutilated into a chilling, permanent grin. ) is my favourite Victor Hugo novel, so obviously, when this graphic novel adaptation appeared on my radar (thank you, Ashley!), I simply had to get a copy! David Hine and Mark Stafford took Hugo’s story of the rise and fall of a disfigured man, and used bright colours and an exaggerated, almost surrealist style of illustration to turn it into a bold graphic novel that, just like Gwynplaine, is beautiful and grotesque at the same time. ![]()
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