The Red Mother With Child

The Louvre Collection

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NBM Publishing
Christian Lax
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In Mali in Africa, a red Mother with Child, a 14th century African sculpture, is saved from the destructive madness of Islamists by Alou, a young honey hunter. In the company of other migrants, sisters and brothers of misfortune, Alou goes all out to reach Europe. His goal and his obsession: entrust the precious statuette to the Louvre Museum! An epic adventure, touching upon the burning worldwide issue of refugees and immigration, in the ever-expanding Louvre collection commissioning graphic novels from leading world artists to spin tales around the famous museum.

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Christian Lax has accumulated an impressive body of work, mostly stand-alone literary graphic novels. His bibliography includes a few dozen works through various leading publishers.

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