Églantine Chesneau
Shown in 2020
Shown in 2020
Born1982
LanguageFrench
NationalityFrench
EducationRueil-Malmaison School of Fine Arts
Genrebande dessinée

Églantine Chesneau is a French cartoonist and illustrator.

Biography

Églantine Chesneau studied at the Rueil-Malmaison School of Fine Arts.[1] Around 2014 to 2015, she worked as a cartoonist for Le Nouvel Observateur.[2]

In 2019, Michel Lafon published her first bande dessinée, 12 301 jours avec ma mamie (12 301 days with my granny).[3] where she describes the end of her grandmother's life.

Also in 2019, she ran in the Paris Marathon, which serves as the inspiration for a comic strip describing her preparation for the event,[1] finally released as an album in 2021.[4] The cartoon was being written concurrently as she prepared for the marathon. During her preparation, she met a dozen other amateur athletes who also running their first marathon; these meetings served as her inspiration when writing the comic.[5] Her album has gained popularity France and Belgium.

Publications

  • 12 301 jours avec ma mamie, Michel Lafon, 2019 ISBN 978-2-7499-3866-0.
  • Alors on court : chroniques d'un premier marathon, Michel Lafon, 2021 ISBN 9782749945736.

References

  1. 1 2 Pierre Lentz (November 27, 2018). "Pour son premier Marathon de Paris, elle raconte sa préparation en BD". Huffington Post France (in French). Retrieved April 8, 2021.
  2. ↑ Tamagochan (January 12, 2015). "François Hollande visé par un pigeon farceur: signe qu'en fait Dieu est un grand déconneur". Le Nouvel Observateur (in French). Retrieved April 12, 2021.
  3. ↑ Alice Develey (March 27, 2019). "Une mamie, c'est une amie et une deuxième maman pour la vie". Le Figaro (in French). Retrieved April 8, 2021.
  4. ↑ "Sorties BD: "Prends bien soin de toi", "Alors on court", "Les Misérables"". metro Belgique (in French). June 20, 2021. Retrieved December 1, 2021.
  5. ↑ L’invitée culture – Églantine Chesneau - 17/06/2021. Belgium: BX1. June 17, 2021. Retrieved December 1, 2021.
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