Memories From Limón
Age 14+
Graphic Novels Comic Strip Fiction / Graphic Novels
Creators
Edo Brenes was born in Costa Rica, and studied a BA in Animation in Veritas University, Costa Rica; followed by an MA in Animation at the University of Sunderland and going on to work as a freelance illustrator and animator. Edo has worked as a lecturer at Veritas University, and the Cambridge School of Art. In 2018 Edo won the Cheltenham Illustration Award for established artist with the short comic Lunday. In 2019 Edo won the Observer/Cape/Comica Graphic Short Story Prize with a version of what became the first chapter of Memories From Limón.
Reviews
Readers who enjoy stories with a strong sense of place, family sagas, or travel memoirs may find enjoyment in this title, and although it reads like a memoir, it is a work of fiction.
Booklist
Funny and sweetly told graphic novel debut full of reminiscences.
Publishers Weekly
Brenes digs into the family’s secrets, revealing affairs, superstitions, ruined football careers and memories from the civil war of 1948 in this charmingly illustrated collection of anecdotes.
The Monocle
