Me and the Comrade: My life in Communist Romania

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Laura Farcas - 159 pagini

Me and the Comrade is a satirical graphic memoir set in 1980s Communist Romania, told through the eyes of Lorinel, a curious six-year-old girl growing up in a world shaped by propaganda, poverty, and imagination.

As Lorinel navigates school, family, and neighborhood life, she begins to question the absurdities around her: Why is there no hot water? Why are cartoons so short? Her innocent curiosity draws the attention of Nicolae Ceaușescu himself, who inserts himself into her story as a self-proclaimed father figure and national savior.

Guided by Father Pop-a tiny, floating Orthodox priest-Lorinel explores history, morality, and spiritual identity. From surreal classroom debates with Vlad the Impaler to a final showdown between rival miniature preachers, the book blends humor, philosophy, and emotional depth.

Inspired by the author's own childhood, Me and the Comrade is a a story about how childhood, with all its imagination and defiance, can flourish even in the shadow of oppression.

 

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Alain Delon anymore BANG BANG bathroom block bologna sausage bread Brother Bucharest building butter BZZz cartoons chocolate Cipri CLAP classmates coffee cold communist communist Romania Comrade Nicolae Tcheaoshescu Comrade Teacher Count Dracula CRAA CRAA CRAA CRIC crows Dacia Dad's dear Dracula Dumitru Prunariu eggs factory football fridge gifts girl give Haribo heat hungry idiot kids laundry live look Lord Lorinel Matei meatball Micu Micu's milk Mom's mother neighborhood neighbors Nooo parents pastries pioneer play polenta post office punished Ramona Ramonel Relu Republic of Romania REPUBLICA smell Socialist Republic socks space stairs stand in line steal Suceava surgery tell there's tile stove Tom and Jerry Toni Toni's Uncle Bobu Vlad the Impaler waiting WALLACHIA warm wear What's Yeah

Despre autor

Laura Farcas is a Romanian-born visual artist and storyteller, trained in sculpture and graphic design. After over 15 years in the creative industries, she turned to visual storytelling as a way to reconnect with her past and explore memory through art.

Her debut graphic novel, Me and the Comrade, is a deeply personal and historically inspired project, created in collaboration with her husband, illustrator Ovi Farcas. Together, they revisit childhood memories from the final years of communist Romania — a time marked by restriction, propaganda, and surreal absurdity.

For readers of Persepolis, The Arab of the Future, and fans of Eastern European graphic memoirs, Me and the Comrade offers a surreal and satirical journey through childhood under dictatorship. Told from the perspective of Lorinel, a six-year-old girl in 1980s Romania, the book blends absurd humor, spiritual allegory, and emotional depth — revealing how imagination can flourish even in the shadow of oppression.

Blending illustration, narrative, and political allegory, the book captures the tension, humor, and quiet rebellion of growing up under authoritarian rule. It speaks to readers interested in graphic memoirs, historical fiction, and coming-of-age stories told through a visual lens.

Informații bibliografice

TitluMe and the Comrade: My life in Communist Romania
AutorLaura Farcas
EditorLaura Farcas
ISBN9083631206, 9789083631202
Lungime159 pagini
  
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