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Praise for Incidents in the Night Book 1: finalist for the Los Angeles Times Book Prize (Graphic Novel category): "One of 10 Best Comics and Graphic Novels of the year."--Time "A treat for sophisticated adult story omnivores with a taste for bizarre mysteries."--Library Journal "Incidents owes more than a bit to Jorge Luis Borges's short stories."--Douglas Wolk, The Washington Post At the end of first Incidents in the Night, David B. met an uncertain demise in a bizarre cliffhanger. In Book 2, the worlds of Epileptic and Incidents in the Night become entangled as the author's dead brother, Jean-Christophe, joins the cast to solve the mystery and uncover the occult machinations of the mad editor, Emile Travers. Book 2 is another treat for lovers of books and literary mysteries. Once again the translation is by acclaimed novelist Brian Evenson. David B. is one of the world's finest cartoonists and a co-founder of the legendary L'Association collective. He is the author of many graphic novels including Epileptic, which was awarded Angouleme International Comics Festival Prize for Scenario and the Ignatz Award for Outstanding Artist. Brian Evenson is the author of eleven prize-winning books of fiction, including The Open Curtain, Last Days, Windeye, and Immobility. His work has been translated into over a dozen languages. He lives and works in Providence, Rhode Island, where he teaches at Brown University.

1919 – the defeated Austro-Hungarian Empire is losing control of the city port of Fiume to pirates. A self-styled "Pirate King", Gabriele d'Annunzio (poet, Italian war hero and Dadaist) storms the city with 3000 loyal Italian footsoldiers. He declares Fiume a free Republic: a utopian city-state, with himself as Commander. The city soon descends into looting and surreal decadence, reminiscent of the last days of Rome. Amid this chaos, the beautiful Mina, a black-haired young singer, is lost in this city gone mad, consumed by a love affair with a young soldier. Haunted by the horror of the trenches, a soldier, Lauriano, hunts Fiume's alleys in vain for the ghost that haunts his dreams.

I denne selvbiografiske tegneserieromanen forteller David B. en gripende historie om livet sammen med storebroren som har epilepsi. Jean-Christophes sykdom møtes med mye uforstand, og familien kommer i opposisjon til helsevesenet og det etablerte samfunnet. De oppsøker alternative bokollektiver og prøver ut forskjellige behandlingsformer - mange avarter av 70-tallets motkultur. Stadige forhåpninger og tilbakeslag tærer på familien. Erfaringene med brorens sykdom har stor innvirkning på Davids utvikling og de valgene han tar i livet, og ikke minst hvilken retning han går i som kunstner. Epileptisk er et hovedverk i moderne europeisk tegneseriekunst. Samspillet mellom den personlige fortellerstemmen og de vakre og uttrykksfulle tegningene gir den bredt anlagte historien en sjelden dybde. Den er preget av sterke metaforer og en imponerende ærlighet og menneskelighet.

”A strong contender for the title of the greatest autobiographical comic of all time”— Bart Beaty, ”1001 comics you must read before you die”David B. har hyllats som en av Europas viktigaste och mest innovativa serieskapare. I Epileptisk skildrar han sin uppväxt med en bror som lider av ”det stora onda”, fallandesjukdomen epilepsi. Familjens verklighet kastas på ända när epilepsimonstret äter sig allt djupare in i deras liv. Den unge David måste lära sig att bearbeta den förlorade gemenskapen med brodern och söker utlopp för sina aggressioner i sin fantasivärld och i sitt maniska och hallucinatoriska tecknande.