Rencontre avec Alix Garin, autrice de bande dessin¨¦e
Meet Alix Garin, comic book author
Rencontre avec Alix Garin, autrice de bande dessin¨¦e
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"Don¡¯t Forget Me" is Alix's first graphic novel, adapted from a true story¡ªit's a deeply personal narrative about Alzheimer's disease: a young woman, Cl¨¦mence, takes her grandmother on one last journey together. Touching and heartfelt, this album has received numerous awards and has been translated into many languages, including Chinese. Alix will unveil the context and creative process behind this iconic book, "Don¡¯t Forget Me"; she will share her passion for comics and her fascinating career!
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Author Biography
Alix Garin was born in 1997 in Belgium. At a young age, she discovered her calling for comics and, after obtaining her high school diploma, joined the ?cole sup¨¦rieure des Arts Saint Luc in Li¨¨ge in the comic book section.
In 2017, she won the "Young Talent" award at the "Quai des Bulles" festival in Saint Malo.
In 2018, soon after graduating, she moved to Brussels, was hired by the Cartoonbase agency, and began writing "Don¡¯t Forget Me," which achieved immediate success. She regularly publishes in various magazines such as "Spirou" and "La Revue Dessin¨¦e" and works as an illustrator for books aimed at teenagers.
In September 2024, her latest publication "Impenetrable" received strong critical acclaim in both Belgium and France. She currently lives and works in Brussels.
? Ne m'oublie pas ? est le premier roman graphique d'Alix, adapt¨¦ d'une histoire vraie ¨C c'est un r¨¦cit tr¨¨s personnel sur la maladie d'Alzheimer : une jeune femme, Cl¨¦mence, emm¨¨ne sa grand-m¨¨re pour un dernier voyage ensemble. Tr¨¨s ¨¦mouvant, cet album a re?u de nombreux prix et a ¨¦t¨¦ traduit en de nombreuses langues, dont le chinois. Alix d¨¦voilera le contexte et le processus de cr¨¦ation de ce livre embl¨¦matique, ? Ne m'oublie pas ? !
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Biographie de l'autrice
Alix Garin est n¨¦e en 1997 en Belgique. Tr¨¨s jeune, elle d¨¦couvre sa vocation pour la bande dessin¨¦e et rejoint, apr¨¨s l'obtention de
son baccalaur¨¦at, l'?cole sup¨¦rieure des Arts Saint Luc de Li¨¨ge dans la section bande dessin¨¦e.
D¨¨s 2017, elle est la laur¨¦ate du prix ? Jeunes Talents ? du festival ? Quai des Bulles ?, ¨¤ Saint Malo.
En 2018, fra?chement dipl?m¨¦e, elle d¨¦m¨¦nage ¨¤ Bruxelles, est embauch¨¦e par l'agence Cartoonbase et entame en parall¨¨le l'¨¦criture de ? Ne m'oublie pas ?, qui a connu un succ¨¨s imm¨¦diat. Elle publie r¨¦guli¨¨rement dans de nombreuses revues comme ? Spirou ? ou ? La Revue Dessin¨¦e ? et intervient comme illustratrice pour des ouvrages destin¨¦s aux adolescents.
En septembre 2024, sa derni¨¨re publication ? Imp¨¦n¨¦trable ? est particuli¨¨rement salu¨¦e par la critique, en Belgique comme en France. Elle vit et travaille actuellement ¨¤ Bruxelles.
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