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Join cartoonist Léonie Bischoff for a discussion on Anaïs Nin and the art of the graphic novel. Anaïs Nin: A Sea of Lies (translated by Jenna Allen) tells the story of one of the best-known authors of women’s erotica in the 1920s and ‘30s, combining her life and art, the truth and fiction with illustrations as surreal and vivid as Nin’s own life. Bischoff will talk about what it was like writing and illustrating the graphic novel based on the literary icon and the joys and challenges that came with it.

Moderator: Claire Battershill

This event is supported by Consulate General of France at Toronto.

Anaïs Nin: A Sea of Lies

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Léonie Bischoff

Born in Switzerland in the 1980s, Léonie Bischoff moved to Brussels to study comic books and fall in love with the city and the medium. Her works at first were short stories in collective projects before she expanded to longer formats, in solo, team work and adaptation.

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Photo credit: Caterina Lorenzetti.