{"product_id":"once-upon-a-time-in-france-paperback","title":"Once Upon a Time in France - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eFabien Nury\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eSylvain Vallée\u003c\/b\u003e (Drawings by), \u003cb\u003eIvanka Hahnenberger\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e2019 Foreword INDIES Book of the Year Award - GOLD Winner for Graphic Novels \u0026amp; Comics\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFor some, he was a villain. For others, a hero. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBased on a true story, \u003ci\u003eOnce Upon a Time in France\u003c\/i\u003e follows the life of Joseph Joanovici, a Romanian Jew who immigrated to France in the 1920s and became one of the richest men in Europe as a scrap-metal magnate. During the German occupation of France, he thought his influence could keep his family safe, but he soon finds that the only way to stay one step ahead of the Nazis is to keep his friends close and his enemies closer. Though he plays both sides of the fence as a Nazi collaborator and French resistant, a tangled web of interests forms around him that proves it will take a lot more than money to pay for the survival of his family. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAn international bestseller with over 1 million copies sold, the French series Once Upon a Time in France, collected here in one omnibus edition, has won the BDGest'Art Best Scenario Award, BDGest'Arts Album of the Year, and Angoul me International Comics Festival Best Series Award, among many others.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eFabien Nury has scripted more than fifteen comics series, including Once Upon a Time in France, which won the Best Series Award at the Angoulême Comics Festival and The Death of Stalin, which was adapted to the film with Steve Buscemi. Nury is also a television screenwriter and has created the Guyane TV series. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSylvain Vallée graduated from the Saint-Luc School of Brussels. He started as a freelance illustrator in advertising and cartoonist. He published his first comic book with Glénat at age 25 and has worked on a dozen series. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIvanka Hahnenberger is a translator and businesswoman. Through her company VIP Brands she sells worldwide English translation rights to European comics and graphic novels. She has also translated over 50 comics and graphic novel titles from French and German into English.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 368\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 10.8 x 8.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 18, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51770282737952,"sku":"9781682474716","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/1202dfa5d785cb5769801eb1fbdbeeac.webp?v=1780368732","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/once-upon-a-time-in-france-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}