COPILUL ŞI HOLOCAUSTUL ÎN BANDA DESENATĂ FRANCOFONĂ CONTEMPORANĂ
THE CHILD AND THE HOLOCAUST IN THE CONTEMPORARY FRANCOPHONE COMICS

Author(s): Emanuela Muntean
Subject(s): French Literature
Published by: Scientia Kiadó
Keywords: Holocaust; francophone comics; children’s literature;
Summary/Abstract: One of the foremost challenges of writing children’s literature is dealing with trauma such as wars, crimes, and violence. The article aims to highlight how comic books’ authors manage to fulfill the responsibility of memory towards young readers, to convey the memory of the Holocaust in an adapted way. In this way, we propose three French comic books for analysis – The Hidden Child by Marc Lizano, Loïc Dauvillier, and Greg Salsedo; The Wild Flight by Laurent Galandon, Arno Monin, and Hamo; Irena by Marc Lizano, Loïc Dauvillier, and Greg Salsedo. Focusing on the image of the child captured in these works, we will take in consideration how fiction presents the Holocaust experience and how it affects the characters’ development. We will also observe that, as a reader, the child is protected: the authors are concerned with its sensitivity and immaturity. They use adapted techniques designed to facilitate the meeting between the child and history.

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