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The Belgian Photonovel; 1954-1985, An Introduction

Author

Colangelo; Clarissa

Year

2023

Publisher

Leuven University Press

Type

BOOK

Category

Literary Criticism

Language

English

Pages

252

ISBN

978-9-46270-370-4

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30-Aug-2024

Keywords

Language & Literature

Description

The Belgian photonovel is the missing link in the amazing history of the photonovel, a comics-inspired form of visual narrative that combines elements from very different genres and media, ranging from literary melodrama, cinema, and of course comics. This monograph discloses the specific Belgian contribution to the genre, in close connection with the singularities of the Belgian women’s and general magazines where these photonovels appeared. If the photonovel is generally considered a typically French or Italian genre, this study demonstrates the importance of a different tradition, which appropriated the foreign models in a very original way. Belgian photonovels are distinct, not only because they tell other kinds of stories, but also because they interact with other types of magazines in ways that are very different from the mainstream forms of the genre in Italy and France. Finally, this lavishly illustrated study is also the first in scrutinizing the technical aspects of magazine printing techniques in the development of the photonovel.

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