The lottery
Une BD de Miles Hyman chez Hill and Wang - 2016
10/2016 (25 octobre 2016) 140 pages 9780809066490 Format normal 290921
Details of contemporary small-town American life are embroidered upon a description of an annual ritual known as "the lottery." In a small village of about 300 residents, the locals are in an excited yet nervous mood on June 27. Children gather stones as the adult townsfolk assemble for their annual event, which in the local tradition is practiced to ensure a good harvest (Old Man Warner quotes an old proverb: "Lottery in June, corn be heavy soon"), though there are some rumors that nearby communities in the north are talking about giving up the... Lire la suite