Bøger af Aurelie Levy

A historical graphic novel inspired by the life of Harlem's legendary mobster, Stephanie Saint-ClairQueenie follows the life of Stephanie Saint-Clair¿the infamous criminal who made herself a legend in Harlem in the 1930s. Born on a plantation in the French colony of Martinique, Saint-Clair left the island in 1912 and headed for the United States, eager to make a new life for herself. In New York she found success, rising up through poverty and battling extreme racism to become the ruthless queen of Harlem¿s mafia and a fierce defender of the Black community. A racketeer and a bootlegger, Saint-Clair dedicated her wealth and compassion to the struggling masses of Harlem, giving loans and paying debts to those around her. But with Prohibition ending, and under threat by Italian mobsters seeking to take control of her operation, she launched a merciless war to save her territory and her skin. In an America still swollen by depression and segregation, Saint-Clair understood that her image was a tool she could use to establish her power and wield as a weapon against her opponents. Author Aurelie Levy and illustrator Elizabeth Colombäs meticulous details¿in both story and art¿bring Saint-Clair¿s story to life in a tense narrative, against a sometimes bloody backdrop of jazz and voodoo. The story tackles the themes of colonization, corruption, police violence, and racial identity, but above all, Queenie celebrates the genius of a woman forgotten by history.

En graphic novel bygget over den virkelige historie om Stephanie St. Clair, plantagepigen fra Martinique, der rejste sig som dronningen af undergrunds-lotteri i Harlem og blev indædt fortaler for det afroamerikanske samfunds rettigheder og kvinders muligheder.Det er en fortælling om den sammensatte kvinde, der havde markant betydning på begge sider af loven og stod op imod Dutch Schultz, Lucky Luciano og andre hårdkogte gangstertyper. Hun var selv en ubarmhjertig mafiaboss, men også en af de første afroamerikanske feminister. En af de få gangstere fra forbudstiden, der døde af alderdom.Et fængslende biografisk værk i sort/hvid streg om en særligt fascinerende kvinde, der fortjener at blive genopdaget. Tegnet og fortalt af det uventede par, franske Aurélie Lévy, der har skrevet flere bøger og instrueret film og kunstmaler Elizabeth Colomba fra Martinique, der lever i Harlem. Hun maler afroamerikanere i historiske omgivelser for, at de kan genvinde deres ret og plads.