num_pages: 184
description: Set in a surreal dreamscape The Clitoris is a new graphic novel by Rikke Villadsen that explores sexual identity and gender constructions. A woman has an encounter with a tattooist that leads to pregnancy and this unexpected event leads her on a journey of self-discovery. Deep in the flickering world of her subconscious she discovers many potent symbols poetic wonders spiritual guides and strange visions  an opium smoking guru a Marilyn Monroe performance in Korea in 1954 an homage to Tintin in the Soviet Union to name a few. Along the way the protagonist comes to terms with her situation and herself and ultimately accepts what she came from. She hurries back home and reunites with the child.Rendered in her raw immediate graphite style and delving into her innermost fears desires and self-doubts The Clitoris is perhaps Danish cartoonist Rikke Villadsen's most intimate work to date. A fiercely feminist playful ironic and introspective graphic novel that proves Villadsen to be an undeniable creator to follow in the global comics scene.
language: None
title: The Clitoris
publisher: Fantagraphics-FU