MACELLARI, ELISA
u003cbu003eThe debut graphic novel from Thai-Italian illustrator Elisa Macellari, u003ciu003ePapaya Salad u003c/iu003etells the story of her great-uncle Sompong who found himself in Europe on military scholarship on the eve of World War II.u003c/bu003e u003cpu003eA gentle and resolute man in love with books and languages, in search of his place in the world, Sompong chronicles his life during the war and falling for his wife, finding humor and joy even as the world changes irrevocably around him u003cpu003eThis Winner of the 2019 Autori di Immagini Silver Medal in the Comics category tells the human story of the War, from a perspective not typically seen. u003cpu003eAn historical and emotional journey through my family and my roots that are grown between Europe and Asia. A personal narrative that needs to be shared and hopefully arouses empathy in the reader. -- Elisa Macellari