num_pages: 176
description: A heartbreaking full-color graphic novel of the refugee dramaIn the French port town of Calais famous for its historic lace industry a city within a city arose. This new town known as the Jungle was home to thousands of refugees mainly from the Middle East and Africa all hoping somehow to get to the UK. Into this squalid shantytown of shipping containers and tents full of rats and trash and devoid of toilets and safety the artist Kate Evans brought a sketchbook and an open mind. Combining the techniques of eyewitness reportage with the medium of comic-book storytelling Evans has produced this unforgettable book filled with poignant imagesby turns shocking infuriating wry and heartbreaking.Accompanying the story of Kates time spent among the refugeesthe insights acquired and the lives recountedis the harsh counterpoint of prejudice and scapegoating arising from the political right. Threads addresses one of the most pressing issues of modern times to make a compelling case through intimate evidence for the compassionate treatment of refugees and the free movement of peoples. Evanss creativity and passion as an artist activist and mother shine through.
language: English
title: Threads: From the Refugee Crisis
publisher: Verso