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Replay memoir of an uprooted family

In this intergenerational graphic memoir, renowned video game designer Jordan Mechner traces the path his family takes as it's uprooted by war, Nazi occupation, and everyday marital strife. 1914. A teenage romantic heads to the enlistment office when his idyllic life in a Jewish enclave of the Austr...

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Main Author: Mechner, Jordan (Author)
Other Authors: Siegel, Mark, 1967- (Editor), Banta, Tess (Editor), Lee, Sunny (Cover designer), Baer, Starr (Editor)
Format: Books Print Book Comic & Graphic Novel
Language:English
French
Published: New York, NY : First Second, an imprint of Roaring Book Press, 2024.
Edition:First edition.
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Mechner, Jordan > Comic books, strips, etc.
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) > Personal narratives > Comic books, strips, etc.
Holocaust survivors > Ukraine > Chernivt͡si > Comic books, strips, etc.
World War, 1914-1918 > Jews > Comic books, strips, etc.
World War, 1939-1945 > Jews > Comic books, strips, etc.
Jewish refugees > Cuba > Comic books, strips, etc.
Jews > History > Comic books, strips, etc.
Autobiographical comics.
Nonfiction comics.
Graphic novels.
Comics (Graphic works)
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Summary:In this intergenerational graphic memoir, renowned video game designer Jordan Mechner traces the path his family takes as it's uprooted by war, Nazi occupation, and everyday marital strife. 1914. A teenage romantic heads to the enlistment office when his idyllic life in a Jewish enclave of the Austro-Hungarian Empire is upended by World War I. 1938. A seven-year-old refugee begins a desperate odyssey through France, struggling to outrun the rapidly expanding Nazi regime and reunite with his family on the other side of the Atlantic. 2015. The creator of a world-famous video game franchise weighs the costs of uprooting his family and moving to France as the cracks in his marriage begin to grow.
Item Description:"Previously published in French under the title Replay: Mémoires d'une famille."
Physical Description:317 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm.
ISBN:9781250873750
1250873754
Author Notes:Jordan Mechner is an author, graphic novelist, game designer, and screenwriter. He created the video game Prince of Persia in 1989, rebooted it with Ubisoft in 2003, and wrote the first screenplay for Disney's 2010 film adaptation, Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time . His other games include Karateka and The Last Express . In 2017, he received the Pioneer Award from the International Game Developers Association. Jordan's graphic novels as writer include the New York Times bestseller Templar (from First Second, with LeUyen Pham and Alex Puvilland), Monte Cristo (Mario Alberti), and Liberty (Etienne LeRoux). Replay is his first book as writer/artist.

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