"Me, & My Daddy & Zlatan is a hard-hitting graphic novel about immigration, about fitting in, about feeling small and afraid, about being rejected.
(...)
This story is told in a sketchy, artistic style, and the allegorical possibilities of comics are used extensively as all immigrants in this version of reality are required to wear a mask with the Swedish flag over their faces at all times. This works brilliantly as a visual metaphor for the pressure asserted on immigrants in Sweden and in many other countries to fit in and “go native” so to speak”.
The focus on the girl and her experience means that the story never gets stuck in a political placard mode, though. And the ending of this graphic novel is very strong and emotional, and if you haven’t read the shorter earlier version, unexpected and rather unsettling."
- Fredrik Strömberg, Goodreads

Sara used to play soccer with her friends. When she and her dad had to leave their country she was happy that they were going to Malmö, Sweden, where Zlatan lives. Her greatest wish is to see him play and maybe even meet him. But all isn’t completely well. They may not be allowed to stay. And there is something strange about this new country where you have to wear a Swedish mask to hide that you are “different.” Will Sara’s dreams come true? Or will her nightmares? ME & MY DADDY & ZLATAN is based on the award-winning (ISV 2009, Kemi 2010) comics short story of the same name. The simple drawing style and the symbolism behind the masks in the story make it easy to empathize with the main character as she experiences different sides of Swedish society. Language: English Also available in Swedish version. About Mattias Elftorp (writer & artist): Creator of the cyberpunk postapocalypse comic series PIRACY IS LIBERATION, the furiously political comic ARG KANIN/ANGRY ANIMALS and has been published in various anthologies. He is active in the art- and comics collective Wormgod, arranges the underground comics festival AltCom in Malmö and is one of the comics activists running Tusen Serier. http://www.elftorp.com
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Sara used to play soccer with her friends. When she and her dad had to leave their country she was happy that they were going to Malmö, Sweden, where Zlatan lives. Her greatest wish is to see him play and maybe even meet him. But all isn’t completely well. They may not be allowed to stay. And there is something strange about this new country where you have to wear a Swedish mask to hide that you are “different.” Will Sara’s dreams come true? Or will her nightmares? ME & MY DADDY & ZLATAN is based on the award-winning (ISV 2009, Kemi 2010) comics short story of the same name. The simple drawing style and the symbolism behind the masks in the story make it easy to empathize with the main character as she experiences different sides of Swedish society.
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Product details

ISBN
9789186667283
Published
2014-05-10
Publisher
Seriefrämjandet & Wormgod
Serie
Weight
150 gr
Height
210 mm
Width
148 mm
Thickness
7 mm
Language
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Number of pages
128

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