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The Mongoose
In a lonely house by the sea, a woman is haunted by ghosts unseen and memories unspoken.
In the aftermath of a devastating loss, Júlia finds herself living with her unemployed brother Joel in their grandmother's beach house, uncertain of what comes next. Júlia tries to convince her family and friends that she's doing just fine, but when her nascent garden plot is destroyed one night, Júlia becomes obsessed with finding the culprit... A mongoose whose existence no one else seems to believe in.
A powerful tale of grief from one of Europe's most exciting young talents, The Mongoose is a stunning, formally-inventive graphic novel in the vein of Nick Drnaso's Sabrina and Richard McGuire's Here.
Publishers Weekly 2025 Adult Comics & Graphic Novels Preview Selection
The Comics Journal Best Comics of 2025
Comic Book Herald Best Comics of 2025
Winner of the Jorge Magalhães Award for Outstanding Story
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Winner – Jorge Magalhães Award for Outstanding Story
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Détails
- ISBN
- 978-2-925114-47-5
- Date de parution
- 14 Oct 2025
- Pages
- 170
- Langue
- English
« Mosi thoughtfully and compassionately follows Julia’s halting journey through the stages of grief and mourning, coming to terms with difficult emotions, and learning how to unpack the symbolism that only comes with overwhelming preoccupation, brain fog, and loss. A poignant portrait of mourning, grief, and recovery. »
« One of the best meditations on grief that I’ve read in a decade, The Mongoose… is transcendent: sad, funny, smart, meaningful, and with quiet, stunning emotional power. »
« In the conversation for best of the year… darkly funny… and increasingly tender and sad. Mosi avoids easy answers, or grand epiphanies, and roots the story in the real.”
« An affecting character study of a teacher whose grief collides with the wildlife invading an unnamed coastal suburb in Portugal… a generous and perceptive portrait of displaced grief. »
« The Mongoose is a beautiful meditation on love and loss. »
« With its pictogram-like graphic approach, reminiscent of Chris Ware’s strips, this deeply moving book is… read through silences, unspoken words, ellipses, and unadorned lines. »
« A touching and intelligent book, tackling with finesse a delicate subject that is admirably conveyed in her drawings. »
« Disarmingly simple yet formidably effective. »