Fires

I don't like using the word ‘amazing'. However, it's something I simply cannot avoid for this book. So here you go: truly amazing. The most amazing thing about the book is that it tells a story with hardly any recognisable figurative art. The further you get into the story, the less figurative it gets, perfectly aligned with the main character's state of mind. The pictures tell a story about emotional and sensual development, rather then illustrating what actually is going on.

Hard to fit this book in a category (and why would you?), but if you wanted me to take a guess, I'd say magic realism. Doesn't completely cover it, since - as I said - realism is getting distorted more and more the further you proceed in the narrative.

I own the Dutch version, called ‘Vuren'.