Description
A homemade pandemic
Book summary
An undated diary that captures the essence of the most critical months of the 2020 pandemic through Roger Pelàez's incisive and corrosive humor. This work collects, at a rate of one page per day, the jokes and reflections that the artist generated during the lockdown, offering the reader a lucid and amusing look at an extraordinarily dark period. A unique testimony that demonstrates how humor can be the best tool for facing adversity.
What is it about?
The work is a graphic and textual collection that functions as a visual diary without specific dates. During the three hardest months of the pandemic, Roger Pelàez documented his day-to-day life with a new page every day, combining jokes, cartoons, and personal reflections. The result is an honest and raw portrait of the daily life of lockdown, from the absurdity of supermarket queues to new family dynamics or managing uncertainty. The author does not shy away from difficult topics, but always approaches them from a humorous perspective that invites reflection without falling into drama.
Main themes
- Humor as a psychological survival mechanism in times of crisis.
- Daily life during lockdown and its unexpected routines.
- Social and political criticism of the pandemic's management from an ironic perspective.
- Creativity as a response to isolation and uncertainty.
- Human contradictions in the face of an exceptional situation.
Who is it recommended for?
For readers who appreciate acid and intelligent humor, especially those who lived through the lockdown and want to revisit it from a comical perspective. Also for followers of Roger Pelàez's work and critical autobiographical graphic novels. Recommended for anyone looking for a light read with substance, capable of making one smile while reflecting on a collective historical period.
What this book contributes
- An original and humorous vision of one of the most difficult episodes in recent history.
- A unique graphic testimony that combines drawing with personal reflection.
- The possibility of laughing at a situation that caused fear and stress for many people.
- A display of the talent of one of the most corrosive and recognized humorists of the moment.
Technical specifications
- Author: Pelàez Vinyes, Roger
- Publisher: Editorial Males Herbes
- Language: cat
- Subject: GRAPHIC NOVELS: LITERARY AND MEMOIRS
- Collection: DISTORSIONS
- Binding: Hardcover
- Edition date: August 2020
- Number of pages: 98
- Weight: 300 g
Editorial review
A work that manages to transform a collectively traumatic moment into a fun and cathartic literary experience. Roger Pelàez's approach, which combines the daily joke with deeper reflection, makes this book a unique object within the graphic diary genre. Its hardcover edition and the care Males Herbes has taken with the Distorsions collection make it an especially attractive copy for collectors and lovers of auteur graphic novels. Recommended for anyone who wants to rediscover the lockdown with a knowing smile.