Everywhere Antennas
Julie Delporte
Translated by Helge Dascher
27 May 2014Synopsis
A poetic novel that plumbs the depths of self-doubt and technological fatigue
Julie Delporte's Everywhere Antennas is a deeply affecting, sparely constructed novel, equal parts Walden and The Bell Jar. Told in the first person, it offers diary-like entries from an anonymous narrator who is undergoing a nervous breakdown and struggling to hold together a failing relationship. In soft, flowing colored...
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27 May 2014
9781770461543Reviews
“[Julie Delporte's] beautiful, existential graphic novel, Everywhere Antennas, did not disappoint. Despite its preoccupation with technology, Everywhere Antennas' rough-hewn scrapbook aesthetic has a vital, refreshing offline sensibility.” —Quill & Quire Best Books of the Year
“In Delporte's second book of impressionistic, illustrated diary entries, the Montreal-based cartoonist practices a kind of deceptive simplicity . . . [her] lo-fi, artisanal methods shimmer with the fluidity of the natural world.” —Globe and Mail
“[Everywhere Antennas is a] contemplative visual diary . . . profound moments appear in the most unlikely places.” —CBC Books Holiday Gift Guide
“Julie Delporte's haunting . . . fictional journal of a woman is created from sparse entries and beautiful sketches drawn with colored pencil . . . It's an intriguing read that draws you along page-by-page.” —Bitch Magazine
