num_pages: 336
description: An exquisitely drawn sinuous exploration of the city after-hoursAs night falls in the city of Belgium three strangers in their late twentiesa most dangerous agearrive at a popular restaurant. Jona is about to move away; he calls his wife whos already settled in Berlin before trying to make plans with friends for one last night on the town. No one bitestheyre all busy or maybe they just dont want to partybut hes determined to make this night something to remember. Victoria is lively and energetic but surrounded by friends and family who are buzzkills always worrying about what is best for her. Rodolphe is consoled by a friend and snaps out of his funk becoming the life of the party. The three careen through the citys nightlife spots and underbelly chasing pleasureor at least a few distractions from the thrum of the humdrum. Each has a series of adventures that reveal them to be teetering on the edge between lucid dream and tooth-grinding nightmare.Vibrantly rendered in Brecht Evenss swirling watercolors The City of Belgium continues the critically acclaimed streak of graphic novels he began with The Wrong Place The Making Of and Panther. Evenss darkly comic stories of characters on the verge of personal discoverypeople about to become who they will be for the rest of their liveshave never been more beautifully conceived more intricately planned than in his magical new graphic novel The City of Belgium.
language: English
title: The City of Belgium
publisher: Drawn and Quarterly