Book Presentation Jaren van de Olifant (‘Years of the Elephant’)
How do you handle the suicide of your own son? Willy Linthout coped with his grief in ‘Jaren van de Olifant’ (2009). This award winning graphic novel gets its final edition, with 40 pages augmented, in ‘Jaren van de Olifant’. ‘Jaren van de Olifant’ has been translated worldwide and got the Bronzen Adhemar, the Prize of the Flemish Community for the Comic. Willy Linthout tells us an authentic story in an inimitable way. He handles tragic as if it were at the same time a willingness to laugh, a combination which is rarely seen in such a subtle balance. Willy Linthout comes to Museum Dr. Guislain on Wednesday 30 November. He will talk about his book and has a conversation with grief counselor and author Lore Vonck. VRT journalist Marjan Temmerman is a listening ear and she asks the right question at the right time. Standaard Uitgeverij, Davidsfonds and the Centrum ter Preventie van Zelfdoding would like to invite you to this panel discussion. The entrance is free, but we’ll appreciate pre-registration via :
strips@standaarduitgeverij.be
Program
19:30h panel discussion with Willy Linthout and Lore Vonck led by Marjan Temmerman
20:30h reception and book signing of ‘Jaren van de Olifant’
22:00h closing session
LOCATION: Museum Dr. Guislain, Jozef Guislainstraat 43B, 9000 Gent
ABOUT THE SPEAKERS
Willy Linthout (°1953) became famous as the father and the artist of the Urbanus Comic, for which he drew more than 200 episodes. He wrote also the series ‘Roboboy’ for the artist Luc Cromheecke, with whom he also made the tribute to Nero ‘De toet van Tut’. At present he is working on a new series of comics ‘De familie Super’ and a new graphic novel. ‘Jaren van de Olifant’ has been translated worldwide and was rewarded with the Bronzen Adhemar, the Prize of the Flemish Community for the Comic. ‘Jaren van de Olifant’, the definitive edition of the book, is available in the bookshop from November 15th.
Lore Vonck is traumatic grief counselor and coordinator of Werkgroep Verder na Zelfdoding, expertise centre grief after suicide and support of the surviving relatives. She is also author of various books about grieving after suicide and she gives therapy, education and training about this topic.