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Comic fantasy comic book series by Joann Sfar From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Rabbi's Cat (French title: Le Chat du Rabbin) is a series of comic fantasy comic books created by Joann Sfar. It was originally published in France by Dargaud as a series of graphic albums. English translations of the first five stories have been released by Pantheon Books. Some volumes were also translated into Spanish, Croatian, Russian, Polish, Dutch, and German.
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The Rabbi's Cat (Le Chat du Rabbin) | |
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![]() French cover of the first volume | |
Created by | Joann Sfar |
Publication information | |
Publisher | Dargaud |
Formats | Original material for the series has been published as a set of graphic novels. |
Original language | French |
Genre | |
Publication date | 2002–2021 |
Creative team | |
Writer(s) | Joann Sfar |
Artist(s) | Brigitte Findakly (colors) |
Reprints | |
The series has been reprinted, at least in part, in English. |
The comic books received positive reviews. The Kirkus reviews called the first English album "An unexpectedly haunting work from a major talent", and described it as follows:
Although dusted with fantasy, the book is powerfully real, etched with the dark shadows of an ancient society where Jews, French and Arabs mixed, a world soon to be swept away by the winds of war and modernity. Sfar’s artwork is playfully exaggerated, adding to the otherworldly feel here, while his writing is smart and sharp, perfectly counteracting any burgeoning colonial-era nostalgia the pages might evoke.[1]
Diane Snyder in a review of second English album for the Armchair Interviews said that it "remind you of Aesop’s Fables."[2] Review for the Jewish Book Council called the second album "A little darker than the first Rabbi's Cat, but equally as enthralling, this second showing will leave readers hoping for an encore."[3]
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