Fiume lento. Un viaggio lungo il Po. Ediz. illustrata

A book of art with a short paragraph setting up the pictures for each season. There are 4 parts. Each season is about the life of the River Po in Italian and what it's like to live on this river. This isn't so much a story as it is a work of art. The artwork is gorgeous and beautiful. He captures th Leggi tutto

Alessandro Sanna is the award-winning painter and illustrator of more than 40 books, and this is the first one produced in English. There's only four poems, one for each season, and is otherwise wordless, with many watercolor paintings for each season. Gorgeous paintings, lovingly reproduced. It's n Leggi tutto

A vibrant portrait of life, both in the individual experience, and in our connection to the larger world! The river is the source, the beginning of every journey. Those that inhabit its banks live according to its whims, for its mood swings from violent to benevolent depending on the season. Each se Leggi tutto

Nádherná kniha! Pomalá, meditativní, čistě grafická. Spíš než komiks, je to takové akvarelové foto-album, časosběrný počin - žádný text (vyjma kratičkého odstavce v úvodu každé kapitoly), konstantně čtyři horizontální pole na stránku, velký formát. Všechno akvarel... Kniha zachycuje jeden rok, rozděle Leggi tutto

Viaggiare, spesso, è anche tornare e vedere lo stesso luogo a intervalli regolari, studiando ogni minimo cambiamento, mese dopo mese, un po’ come Alessandro Sanna in Fiume Lento – Un Viaggio lungo il Po, un albo grande e immersivo, senza parole, dove gli acquarelli giocano a dipingere cieli e paesag Leggi tutto

This graphic novel was a nice collection of art, a series of watercolor paintings that, in sequence, tell many stories along the river. The book takes the reader through a range of emotions in the countryside of northern Italy; all the while fostering appreciation for the author's eye, as Sanna uses Leggi tutto