graphic novels Archives - Laura Watkinson

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And another hoorah for comics!

July 31, 2014, 8:37 am

I recently translated these two, very different graphic novels. Willy Linthout’s beautifully written What We Need to Know (Conundrum Press) is a touching family drama about three brothers, each...

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The Other Side of the Wall

May 22, 2015, 12:31 pm

I really enjoyed translating Simon Schwartz’s The Other Side of the Wall (Graphic Universe), a German graphic novel about a young boy growing up in East Berlin before the fall of the Wall. A cracking...

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New arrival:First Man

September 2, 2015, 11:05 am

My translation of Simon Schwartz’s First Man: Reimagining Matthew Henson just arrived in the mail from Lerner Books. It’s based on the amazing true story, one I’m ashamed to say I’d never heard before,...

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New arrival: Hieronymus

November 17, 2015, 1:27 am

I’m very pleased to see this latest arrival, Hieronymus by Marcel Ruijters, which I translated for Knockabout in the UK. Packed with great characters and so many, many little details from Bosch’s...

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And another hoorah for comics!

July 31, 2014, 8:37 am

I recently translated these two, very different graphic novels. Willy Linthout’s beautifully written What We Need to Know (Conundrum Press) is a touching family drama about three brothers, each...

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Image may be NSFW.
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The Other Side of the Wall

May 22, 2015, 12:31 pm

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Image may be NSFW.
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New arrival:First Man

September 2, 2015, 11:05 am

My translation of Simon Schwartz‘s First Man: Reimagining Matthew Henson just arrived in the mail from Lerner Books. It’s based on the amazing true story, one I’m ashamed to say I’d never heard before,...

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