Kiosks

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At the center we see a window of a pink kiosk and a face and shoulders of a fat woman in a green dress.
Language: 
Title in English: 
The Kiosk
Author: 
Anete Melece
Illustrator: 
Anete Melece
Illustrations: 
Colour
Place of publication: 
Riga
Country: 
Publisher: 
Liels un Mazs
Year of publication: 
2019
Pages: 
p. 40
Size: 
21 x 28
ISBN: 
978-9934-574-10-8
Category: 

The story is both funny and sad, it makes readers to think about "being stuck" in their lives and being unable to fulfill their dreams. Olga is not just a hopeless seller, who replaces reality with magazins'  pictures. She is also a small centre of the neighborhood  and an important person for other people to talk to and confide in.
For years now, the kiosk has been Olga’s home simply because her sweet tooth and monotonous life have made her larger than the exit. To distract herself, she reads travel magazines and dreams of being far away. An absurd occurrence sets her off on her journey.
 In 2013 Anete Melece created a 7-minute long animated film "Kiosks" which ganed an international recognition and received more than 20 awards in several countries. The movie has been selected for more than 100 festivals all over the world.
It is possible to watch movie "The Kiosk" here: https://vimeo.com/258238541
It is possible to hear how Anete Melece created the book "The  Kiosk": https://blog.picturebookmakers.com/post/184709142896/anete-melece