Thomas Harrison

Yann Damezin

Aqsa Ijaz

The classic Persian poem of romance and tragedy captured as a sumptuous and richly colorful graphic novel, inspired by traditional art of the region.

Winner of the prestigious Prix Orange de la bande dessinée 2022

NYPL List of Best New Comics of 2023 for Adults

It is a story known around the world. Born of an Arabic tale, it has been interpreted hundreds of times in Persian, Turkish, and Indian languages. It has influenced playwrights, composers, filmmakers, scholars, modern popular language, the first opera of Islamic origin, and individuals as varied as Aleister Crowley and Eric Clapton. The tragic tale of love unfulfilled - Majnun and Layla.

Qays and Layla were madly in love. So in love, it has been said, that the young man could not contain his passion for his beloved, singing to the winds with such fervor he was given the nickname “Majnun” — The Madman. But their love could not be, as the lovers were separated by fate and man, leading to a tragic end for these star-crossed souls.

Experience the classic Persian poem as painted in the lush palette of artist Yann Damezin. Through his brush, we see a decadent and sensorial world, one as raw and vulnerable as the love between the Majnun and his Layla.

Songs from Beyond the Grave

Majnun and Layla

Inspiré par la biographie du paniste autrichien Paul Wittgenstein, Concerto pour main gauche nous transporte dans un univers onirique et poétique, au coeur de la psyché de ce personnage tourmenté, mélancolique et complexe, que seule la musique semble apaiser. Blessé lors de la première guerre mondiale, Paul Wittgenstein, frère du philosophe Ludwig Wittgenstein, fut amputé du bras droit mais poursuivit une carrière de concertiste malgré ce handicap. La fortune laissée par son père lui permit de commander des oeuvres pour la main gauche aux plus grands compositeurs de l'époque. Ainsi, c'est à sa demande que Maurice Ravel composa le célèbre Concerto pour la main gauche. Un destin extraordinaire porté par l'élégance et la poésie du dessin de Yann Damezin.

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