Joann Sfar

Joann Sfar
Joann Sfar, 2015.
Born	(1971-08-28) 28 August 1971 (age 52) Nice, France
Nationality	French
Area(s)	Writer, Artist
Notable works	Les Potamoks La Fille du professeur Donjon Grand Vampire Le chat du rabbin
Awards	Full list
Spouse(s)	Sandrina Jardel (divorced)

Joann Sfar (French:

Sfar was born in Nice, the son of Lilou, a pop singer, who died when he was three,^[1] and André Sfar, a lawyer well known for prosecuting Neo-Nazis.^[2] As a result of his mother's early death, Sfar was raised by his father and maternal grandfather, a military doctor of Ukrainian origin in the Alsace-Lorraine Independent Brigade (France) during World War II. Sfar's grandfather reportedly saved the right hand of the brigade's leader, novelist André Malraux, for which he was awarded French citizenship.^[1][3]

A wildly prolific artist, he is considered one of the most important artists of the new wave of

Sfar's book L’Eternel has been adapted for a live-action drama entitled Monsters’ Shrink by Canal plus.^[8]

Partial bibliography

In English

• Klezmer: Tales of the Wild East, First Second Books, New York, 2006.
• Vampire Loves, First Second Books, New York, 2006.
• Sardine in Outer Space, 6 volumes, with Emmanuel Guibert, First Second Books, New York, 2006–2008.
• The Professor's Daughter, with Emmanuel Guibert, First Second Books, New York, 2007.
• The Rabbi's Cat, Pantheon, 2007.
• The Rabbi's Cat 2, Pantheon, 2008.
• Little Vampire, First Second Books, New York, 2008.
• Dungeon (since 1998, with Lewis Trondheim and collective)
• The Little Prince (Comic Adaptation), Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, New York, 2010.
• Pascin, Uncivilized Books, 2016.

In French

• Petrus Barbygère (with Pierre Dubois, scenario)
  • L'elficologue (1996, Delcourt,
    ISBN 2-84055-082-2
    )
  • Le croquemitaine d'écume (1997, Delcourt,
    ISBN 2-84055-136-5
    )
• Les Potamoks (with José-Luis Munuera, art)
  • 1. Terra Incognita (1996, Delcourt,
    ISBN 2-84055-088-1
    )
  • 2. Les fontaines rouges (1996, Delcourt,
    ISBN 2-84055-110-1
    )
  • 3. Nous et le désert (1997, Delcourt,
    ISBN 2-84055-147-0
    )
• La Fille du professeur (1997, with Emmanuel Guibert (art), Dupuis,
  ISBN 2-8001-2481-4
  )
  • Published in English by
    ISBN 1-59643-130-X
• Donjon (since 1998, with Lewis Trondheim and collective)
• Le petit monde du Golem (1998, L'Association,
  ISBN 2-909020-98-3
  )
• Troll (with Olivier Boiscommun, art)
  • 3. Mille et un ennuis (1999, Delcourt,
    ISBN 2-84055-276-0
    )
• Professeur Bell (from #3, with Hervé Tanquerelle, art)
  • 1. Le mexicain à deux têtes (1999, Delcourt,
    ISBN 2-84055-257-4
    )
  • 2. Les poupées de Jérusalem (2000, Delcourt,
    ISBN 2-84055-432-1
    )
  • 3. Le cargo du Roi Singe (2002, Delcourt,
    ISBN 2-84055-752-5
    )
  • 4. Promenade des Anglaises (2003, Delcourt,
    ISBN 2-84789-187-0
    )
  • 5. L'Irlande à bicyclette (2006, Delcourt,
    ISBN 2-7560-0013-2
    )
• Urani (2000, with
  ISBN 2-205-04795-7
  )
• Grand Vampire
  • 1. Cupidon s'en fout (2001, Delcourt,
    ISBN 2-84055-526-3
    )
  • 2. Mortelles en tête (2002, Delcourt,
    ISBN 2-84055-809-2
    )
  • 3. Transatlantique en solitaire (2002, Delcourt,
    ISBN 2-84055-941-2
    )
  • 4. Quai des brunes (2003, Delcourt,
    ISBN 2-84789-000-9
    )
    • Books 1-4 published in English as Vampire Loves (2006, First Second,
      ISBN 1-59643-093-1
      )
  • 5. La Communauté des magiciens (2004, Delcourt,
    ISBN 2-84789-262-1
    )
  • 6. Le peuple est un Golem (2005, Delcourt,
    ISBN 2-84789-494-2
    )
• Les olives noires (with Emmanuel Guibert, art)
  • 1. Pourquoi cette nuit est-elle différente des autres nuits? (2001, Dupuis,
    ISBN 2-8001-3149-7
    )
  • 2. Adam Harishon (2002, Dupuis,
    ISBN 2-8001-3220-5
    )
  • 3. Tu ne mangeras pas le chevreau dans le lait de sa mère (2003, Dupuis,
    ISBN 2-8001-3378-3
    )
• Le chat du rabbin
  • 1. La Bar-Mitsva (2002, Dargaud,
    ISBN 2-205-05207-1
    )
  • 2. Le Malka des Lions (2002, Dargaud,
    ISBN 2-205-05369-8
    )
  • 3. L'exode (2003, Dargaud,
    ISBN 2-205-05497-X
    )
    • Books 1-3 published in English as The Rabbi's Cat (2005, Pantheon,
      ISBN 0-375-42281-1
      )
  • 4. Le Paradis Terrestre (2005, Dargaud,
    ISBN 2-205-05725-1
    )
  • 5. Jérusalem d'Afrique (2006, Dargaud,
    ISBN 2-205-05868-1
    )
    • Books 4-5 published in English as The Rabbi's Cat 2 (2008, Pantheon,
      ISBN 0-375-42507-1
      )
  • 6. Tu n'auras pas d'autre dieu que moi (2015, Dargaud,
    ISBN 2-205-07353-2
    )
• Klezmer
  • 1. Conquête de l'Est (2005, Gallimard,
    ISBN 2-07-057309-5
    )
  • 2. Bon anniversaire Scylla (2006, Gallimard,
    ISBN 2-07-057552-7
    )
  • 3. Tous des voleurs! (2007, Gallimard,
    ISBN 2-07-057868-2
    )
  • 4. Trapèze volant! (2012, Gallimard
    ISBN 978-2-07-064315-8
    )
  • 5. Kishinev-des-fous (2014, Gallimard
    ISBN 978-2-07-064922-8
    )
• Chagall en Russie
  • 1. Première partie (2010, Gallimard
    ISBN 978-2-07-062825-4
    )
  • 2. Seconde partie (2011, Gallimard
    ISBN 978-2-07-063853-6
    )

• L'éternel (2013, Albin Michel,
  ISBN 2-22-624685-1
  )
• ISBN 2-22-625824-8
  )

Awards

• 1998: Award for First Comic Book and René Goscinny Award at the Angoulême International Comics Festival, France
• 2000: Nominated for
  Youth Award (9 to 12 years)
  at the Angoulême International Comics Festival
  • Nominated for the Best Long Comic Strip at the Haxtur Awards Spain
  • Nominated for Best International Writer at the
    Max & Moritz Prizes, Germany
• 2001: Nominated for Best Scenario and for the Humour Award at the Angoulême International Comics Festival
• 2002: Nominated for Best Artwork and the Canal BD Award at the Angoulême International Comics Festival
• 2003: Oecumenic Jury Award and Polish award at the Angoulême International Comics Festival
  • Nominated for Best Comic Book, for the Canal BD Award, and for the Prix de la critique at the Angoulême International Comics Festival
• 2004: Grand Prix de la ville d'Angoulême: 30th anniversary prize, France
  • Award for Best Youth Album (7 to 8 years)
    at the Angoulême International Comics Festival
  • Best International Series at the Prix Saint-Michel, Belgium
  • Nominated for Best Series at the Angoulême International Comics Festival
  • Best International Writer at the
    Max & Moritz Prizes, Germany
• 2005: Nominated for Best Artwork at the Angoulême International Comics Festival
• 2006:
  Eisner Awards, United States
  • Nominated for the Audience Award and for Best Series at the Angoulême International Comics Festival
• 2007: Sproing Award, for Best Foreign translated material, Rabbinerens katt (Le chat du rabbin), Norway
  • Nominated for Outstanding Series at the Ignatz Awards, United States

References

• Joann Sfar albums Bedetheque (in French)

Footnotes

1. ^ ^{a b c} Télérama (4 June 2011). "Joann Sfar".
2. ^ Blog BD de Nice-Matin. "Joann Sfar: "Je pense à un film sur Jacques Médecin"".
3. ^ L'Express (24 January 2011). "Interview de Joann Sfar".
4. ^ Lambiek Comiclopedia. "Joann Sfar".
5. ^ George Robinson (2011-08-23). "Being Serge Gainsbourg". The Jewish Week. Archived from the original on 2016-06-30. Retrieved 2012-03-15.
6. ^ Bellefroid, Thierry. "Interview de Joann Sfar" (in French). BDParadisio.
7. ^ Balaresque, Nicolas. "Entretien avec Joann Sfar" (in French). Parutions.com.
8. ^ Tartaglione, Nancy (2017-07-27). "Canal Plus Books Appointment With Joann Sfar's 'Monsters' Shrink' Vampire Series". Deadline. Retrieved 2017-08-21.

External links

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• Joann Sfar at
  IMDb
• Le petit monde de Joan Sfar (in French)
• Le vaste monde de Joann Sfar (in French)
• Joann Sfar biography on Lambiek Comiclopedia
• Joann Sfar interview on BDParadisio (in French)
• Joann Sfar interview on Parutions (in French)
• Joann Sfar interview on NPR