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Bessora and Sarah Ardizzone

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The graphic novel
Bessora answers a question about the purpose of writing in the graphic novel form
  1. The graphic novel
    02:04
    The graphic novel
  2. The brute work of translation
    04:26
    The brute work of translation
  3. How Alpha came about
    01:04
    How Alpha came about
  4. The job of translating
    00:54
    The job of translating
  5. All about Barroux the illustrator
    02:33
    All about Barroux the illustrator
  6. The Start
    05:55
    The Start
  7. Abebi's choices
    03:01
    Abebi's choices
  8. The Lies
    04:43
    The Lies
  9. Darkness falls on Augustin
    01:25
    Darkness falls on Augustin
  10. Research and collaboration
    02:44
    Research and collaboration
  11. Sarah's top tips
    02:54
    Sarah's top tips
  12. A question about the illustrations
    01:03
    A question about the illustrations
  13. The next translation
    01:26
    The next translation
  14. Now playing
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