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Big Questions

Date de parution : 16 novembre 2012

Éditeur : L'Association
Illustrateur : Anders Nilsen
Scénariste : Anders Nilsen
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Série : Big Questions
Catégorie : Roman graphique
Public : 18
Isbn 9782844144607
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Description de Big Questions

Algernon, Curtis, Leroy and Betty Sentinel are finches leading a peaceful life, pecking at seeds and discussing the weather. Suddenly, an airplane crashes into a house where a grandmother and her mentally challenged grandson lived. For the birds, a "strange giant" has just fallen into their little world after a loud crash. The pilot emerges, wearing a helmet and having smashed the cockpit window. A bomb (an "egg" for the finches) was also seen at the same time without exploding. However, their little world has been disrupted by this strange accident, and their relationships will be modified accordingly. Some birds will die while others will want to communicate with the survivor. Others, on the other hand, will see it as a threat to their balance. Alliances, wars, and backstabbing will be part of the struggle for survival among the birds...

Critique de Big Questions

It took Anders Nilsen fifteen years to complete the book of a lifetime. It's quite a hefty volume, square and over 600 pages long. The first impression is that of a somewhat off-putting phone book, which is immediately dispelled once the reading begins. Everything is light, spare, and fluid. Finches debate the meaning of the world when they're not eating seeds, at the moment an impromptu event disrupts their peaceful life. An airplane crashes into a small house while a bomb (an "egg") has dug into the ground without ever exploding. Some want to communicate with the surviving pilot, make friends, while others consider him a threat. Thus begins the story of a society that gains a form of consciousness, humanizes itself against all odds…So, what are these famous "Big Questions"? Reflections on human condition, origin and destiny, violence, social contract and its conditions of emergence. Fable, tale, allegory, parable, "Big Questions" is a bit of all of these. Its philosophical and metaphysical approach might be scary, but the carefree tone is unfurled with so much lightness and simplicity that it avoids an indigestible tome, quite the contrary: one literally flies through the pages. Existential but simple dialogues coexist with long silent sequences perfectly broken down. As a result, it has a beautiful sense of rhythm, narrative, and introspection despite, it should be noted, 600 pages divided into more than 70 chapters! While some passages remain hermetic or wordy, we must recognize the unity and graphic audacity. A real feat: Nilsen finds impressive framings, constructs clear sequences and accompanies everything with a fairly personal and sometimes magnificent clear line (see the birds expelled from the pilot's mouth at the end). It's also changeable, as the book's construction spans over a decade. It's amusing to observe the author's style evolution between the naive early panels to the detailed and controlled ones. As an aside, the book is referenced in the recent book "1001 Comics You Must Read Before You Die". An indication of its quality. A universal parable that is both light and profound, languorous and captivating, ambitious in every respect. The reading pleasure is, however, tempered by two drawbacks: the book's prohibitive price and the last sentence ("we must enjoy every day as if it were our last"), which is very weak and disappointing given the excellent ideas presented during the 600 pages, and is eminently fascinating.
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