Sunday
Sunday by Olivier Schrauwen, published by Fantagraphics Books in 2024, is a graphic novel that explores the stream of consciousness of a fictionalized version of the author’s cousin, Thibault. Over the course of a single day, Thibault navigates his thoughts and anxieties as he awaits his girlfriend’s return from a trip. The narrative captures his mundane activities, including listening to music, drinking, and watching a film, while he grapples with paranoia about his relationship and struggles with communication.
Readers will find a unique blend of humor and introspection as Schrauwen employs innovative comic techniques to depict human consciousness. The story intertwines external events, such as a surprise birthday plan by Thibault’s relatives, with his internal struggles, creating a dynamic interplay between thought and action. With 474 pages, this edition showcases Schrauwen’s mastery of the comics medium, utilizing color and visual storytelling to enhance the narrative experience.
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Best Graphic Novels of 2024, The New York Times
Best Graphic Novels of 2024, Washington Post
Best Graphic Novels of 2024, The Guardian
Sunday follows, over the course of one day, the stream of consciousness of a fictionalized version of the author’s cousin, Thibault. On the day of his girlfriend’s return from an extended trip, Thibault wakes up, does nothing, gets James Brown stuck in his head, drinks and smokes, grows paranoid about his relationship, struggles to compose text messages, and watches The Da Vinci Code, all the while avoiding anyone and everyone, descending deeper into his own thoughts and fears. Meanwhile, a former crush and another cousin of Thibault’s plan a surprise birthday for him, sending the external and internal on a collision course.
Schrauwen’s brilliant comic timing and formal mastery transcends the quotidian nature of the plot. Through use of color, flashback and the dissonance between text and image, the ways in which Schrauwen layers a depiction of human consciousness as lines on paper are infused heavily with slapstick and white-knuckle tension and make for an exhilarating read and breathtaking use of the comics medium.
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