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Diego Arandojo, Translator: Andrea Rosenberg, Facundo Percio

Beatnik Buenos Aires

On sale date: April 27, 2021

This atmospheric graphic novel captures the rollicking arts scene of '60s Buenos Aires.

When night falls in Buenos Aires, the city comes alive. Artists flock to cafes and dives to exchange ideas, listen to music, watch outré performance art, pen poetry, fall in love. In these raucous, smoke-filled rooms, the bohemian heart and soul of this vibrant city, a conflagration of creative energy burns. With the improvisational pacing of a jazz performance, Beatnik Buenos Aires follows the lives of writers, painters, musicians, sculptors, and performers as they wend their way through these hubs of creative life, seeking out inspiration and grappling with their craft. Set in 1963, this graphic novel celebrates a time in Argentine history when its art scene blossomed.

Argentine creators Diego Arandojo (writer) and Facundo Percio (illustrator) come together to weave the rich tapestry of this mecca of artistic expression. Arandojo's staccato dialogue lends a poetic quality to these lively, often mysterious characters, while Percio's raw and expressive charcoal drawings perfectly capture the rough charm of this eclectic community of artists and the seedy, smoky locales they inhabit. Romantic, dangerous, and brimming with life — Buenos Aires in the time of the beatnik.

Praise

"This sensational portrayal will transport readers to an Argentina where truth is far stranger and more wonderful than fiction — while fabulously mixing up both." — Publishers Weekly

"Written in a combination of poetic verses and sparse dialogue, and visualized in smoky charcoal drawings, this graphic novel is an evocative love letter to the creation of art and the mad geniuses who live for its birth." — Monkeys Fighting Robots

"Beatnik Buenos Aires builds and builds, providing the cultural stew of a glimpse back to a creative era that burned briefly, but brightly, and indelibly for some. ... It's a masterpiece." — The Slings & Arrows

"The book's 13 short chapters, each focused on a different artist, coalesce into an eminently readable, visually gorgeous tapestry." — Four Color Apocalypse

"An atmospheric exploration of the interconnected lives and passions of the artists and dreamers searching for meaning in the smoky cafes and dim streets brimming with an energy only found after the sun has set." — No Flying No Tights

Specs

Pages
96
Format
Paperback / Softback
Color
Black and white
Dimensions
8" × 10.1"
ISBN-13
9781683964032
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