Guardians of The Louvre

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Jirô Taniguchi The Louvre Collection:GUARDIANS OF THE LOUVREAcclaimed manga artist Jiro Taniguchi provides the latest entry in theLouvre collection of graphic novels. After a group trip to Europe, aJapanese artist stops in Paris alone, intent on visiting the museums of thecapital. But, bedridden in his hotel room with fever, he faces the absolutesolitude of one suffering in a foreign land, deprived of any immediate orfamiliar recourse. When the fever breaks somewhat, he sets out on his visitand promptly gets lost in the crowded halls of the Louvre. Very soon, hediscovers many unsuspected facets to this world in a museum in a journeyoscillating between feverish hallucination and reality, actually able tospeak with famous painters from various periods of history, led tocrossroads between human and personal history by... the Guardians of theLouvre.REVIEWS:"Very polished and inviting."- Andrew 'Capt. Comics' Smith, Tribune News Service"Recommended! The emotions of its central character are deeply felt."-School Library Connection"Exuberant and enlightening, atmospheric and accessible.…