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MO. Behi euskaldun baten memoriak.

Language
Basque
Title in English
MO. Memories of a basque cow.
Author
Pello Varela (scriptwriter) Based on Bernardo Atxaga’s novel
Illustrator
Jon Suarez
Illustrations
Colour
Place of publication
Pamplona-Iruñea (Navarre)
Country
Spain
Publisher
Pamiela
Series
Mila gau
Year of publication
2024
Pages
196p.
Size
240 x 170 cm
ISBN
978-84-9172-387-5
Category
Comic books
The protagonist of this story is Mo the cow. Born shortly after the end of the Spanish Civil War in the Balantzategi farmhouse, she hears an inner voice constantly speaking to her. This voice has suggested that she write her memoirs in the last years of her life.  Mo has a friend, the Vache qui Rit. They both like the freedom they enjoy on the farm.   Little by little they will discover what is going on around the farm, why the owners lock all the black cows in the barn some days and all the red cows in the barn other days.   This graphic novel is based on the novel “Memories of a Basque cow” that Bernardo Atxaga published in 1991 and that has been republished several times and translated into several languages. One of the main characteristics of this graphic novel are the bright and vivid colors that Suarez has chosen to tell the story. The comic is full of blue cows, pink pastures, purple skies...

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