But Who Are You?
By Martin Ernstsen
A grown-up son's travel to visit his father, who has been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s decease and put in a care facility, also turns into a journey through memories from his…
Description
A grown-up son's travel to visit his father, who has been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s decease and put in a care facility, also turns into a journey through memories from his childhood, youth and, eventually, adulthood.
In a shared, associative world of imagination, the son tries to understand and reconcile with his father as well as his past.
Martin Ernstsen's last graphic novel was the award-winning adaptation of Knut Hamsun’s Hunger. Now he’s back with a deeply personal story about his father and Alzheimer’s decease.
Product information
Publication year2023
Pages144
CategoryPicture books 0-8 years
Praise
In his new graphic novel, Martin Ernstsen has managed to draw on all the narrative possibilities dementia lends itself to. The result is deeply moving.
Roy Søbstad, EmpirixBut who are you? is a graphic novel for everyone who has experienced the loss of someone close to them to a slow death like dementia, or who wants to prepare for the fact that this is something that might happen down the line.
Øyvind Holen, Dagens Næringsliv
