{"id":47705,"date":"2021-01-22T11:12:12","date_gmt":"2021-01-22T16:12:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/apa.si.edu\/bookdragon\/?p=47705"},"modified":"2021-01-15T15:13:41","modified_gmt":"2021-01-15T20:13:41","slug":"parenthesis-by-elodie-durand-translated-by-edward-gauvin-in-booklist","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/apa.si.edu\/bookdragon\/parenthesis-by-elodie-durand-translated-by-edward-gauvin-in-booklist\/","title":{"rendered":"Parenthesis by \u00c9lodie Durand, translated by Edward Gauvin [in Booklist]"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-47715\" src=\"https:\/\/apa.si.edu\/bookdragon\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/01\/Parenthesis-Elodie-Durand-BookDragon-582x800.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"582\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/apa.si.edu\/bookdragon\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/01\/Parenthesis-Elodie-Durand-BookDragon-582x800.jpg 582w, https:\/\/apa.si.edu\/bookdragon\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/01\/Parenthesis-Elodie-Durand-BookDragon.jpg 630w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 582px) 100vw, 582px\" \/>At 24, \u201cin 1994, or maybe 1995 already,\u201d French artist \u00c9lodie Durand first began experiencing symptoms \u2013 what her family would later call her \u201cspells\u201d \u2013 that included abrupt memory loss and erratic behavior, such as baseless rage and violent outbursts. Her diagnosis of epilepsy is understandably shocking, but she\u2019s \u201cready to swallow whatever pills it took so I\u2019d never have a spell again.\u201d Her neurologist assures her, \u201c\u2018When the seizures are under control, you can have a normal life.\u2019\u201d\u00a0That journey will prove harrowing, including the discovery and removal of a brain tumor in order to miraculously reach an epileptic-free \u201cnormal\u201d in 2001.<\/p>\n<p>With the help of her ever-supportive family, especially her mother,<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>to whom her text is addressed, Durand graphically confronts the parenthetical pause that \u201cshaped and upended [her] first steps toward life as a grown-up.\u201d Parsing through their combined memories \u2013 her own dominated by haunting drawings she made during 1995-98, which enhance, albeit jarringly, her narrative \u2013 Durand\u2019s memoir is both grueling and triumphant. Originally published in 2010 and translated into English by ever-prodigious Edward Gauvin, <em>Parenthesis<\/em>\u00a0ultimately celebrates \u201csuch intense joy from living.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Review<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.booklistonline.com\/Parenthesis-\/pid=9742270\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">&#8220;Graphic Novels,&#8221; <em>Booklist<\/em>, January 1 &amp; 15, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Readers<\/strong>: Adult<\/p>\n<p><strong>Published<\/strong>:\u00a0 2010 (France), 2021 (United States)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>At 24, \u201cin 1994, or maybe 1995 already,\u201d French artist \u00c9lodie Durand first began experiencing symptoms \u2013 what her family would later call her \u201cspells\u201d \u2013 that included abrupt memory loss and erratic behavior, such as baseless rage and violent outbursts. 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