Olympia
By: Jean-Maris de Busscher ; Philippe Bertand
Contributors: Bertrand, Philippe
Publisher: Europe Comics
Published: 2016
Place of publication: Paris
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9791032802175
Subjects: Man-woman relationships; Comic books, strips; History; Relations entre hommes et femmes; Bandes dessinées; Histoire
Description: Allow us to introduce Olympia, an exquisite young woman living in post-First-World-War Berlin, a time when the town was continually shaken up by internal revolutions and cultural turbulence. Olympia is beautiful. Louise Brooks-style beautiful. She is the archetype of that generation of war-women, the likes of which we'll never see again. Her father, Count Van Den Golzt, sends his daughter to Berlin following the Bolsheviks' establishment in Courlande, a move that he knew was a threat to the safety of his family. She soon becomes a fascinating character, with lovers from all walks of life, from bespectacled Communist intellectuals, to pimps. Alongside her decadent lifestyle, she fights passionately for the Socialist cause. Nihilistic, but driven, she ends up in the arms of the most unlikely suitor.